[Illustration] THE ROMANCE OF INSECT LIFE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration: FIRE BEETLES AS LANTERNS.] [Illustration] The Aztecs of Mexico were accustomed to use these insects to light them through the forests by night. Fastening them to their hands and feet, they passed flaming along. It is said that the Mexicans still use them for this purpose. The fire beetle is shown to the left of this inscription. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE ROMANCE OF INSECT LIFE INTERESTING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE STRANGE AND CURIOUS IN THE INSECT WORLD BY EDMUND SELOUS AUTHOR OF “THE ROMANCE OF THE ANIMAL WORLD,” “BIRD LIFE GLIMPSES,” “BIRD WATCHING,” “TOMMY SMITH’S ANIMALS,” &c. WITH TWENTY-ONE ILLUSTRATIONS BY LANCELOT SPEED & CARTON MOORE PARK THIRD EDITION LONDON SEELEY, SERVICE & CO. LIMITED 38 GREAT RUSSELL STREET 1914 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE LIBRARY OF ROMANCE Extra Crown 8vo. With many illustrations. 5s. each. “Splendid Volumes.”—The Outlook. “The Library of Romance offers a splendid choice.”—Globe. “Gift Books whose value it would be difficult to over-estimate.”—The Standard. “This series has now won a considerable & well deserved reputation.”—The Guardian. “Each Volume treats its allotted theme with accuracy, but at the same time with a charm that will commend itself to readers of all ages. The root idea is excellent, and it is excellently carried out, with full illustrations and very prettily designed covers.”—The Daily Telegraph. By Prof. G. F. SCOTT ELLIOT, M.A., B.Sc. The Romance of Savage Life The Romance of Plant Life The Romance of Early British Life By EDWARD GILLIAT, M.A. The Romance of Modern Sieges By JOHN LEA, M.A. The Romance of Bird Life By JOHN LEA, M.A. & M. COUPIN, D.Sc. The Romance of Animal Arts and Crafts By SIDNEY WRIGHT The Romance of the World’s Fisheries By the Rev. J. C. LAMBERT, M.A., D.D.