Ants, Bees, and Wasps: A Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social Hymenoptera. E-book. Formato PDF John Lubbock   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

I may add that these ants are still (march 1882) alive and well. The queens at least are now eight years old, if not more.

The Beauties Of Nature And The Wonders Of The World We Live In. E-book. Formato EPUB Lubbock Sir John   -  Author, 2022  - 

The Beauties Of Nature And The Wonders Of The World We Live In By Sir John Lubbock

The Pleasures of Life. E-book. Formato PDF John Lubbock   -  Interactive Media, 2020  - 

Life is a great gift, and as we reach years of discretion, we most of us naturally ask ourselves what should be the main object of our existence. Even those who do not accept "the greatest good of the greatest number" as an absolute rule, will yet admit that we should all endeavor to contribute as far as we may to the happiness of our fellow-creatures. There are many, however, who seem to doubt whether it is right that we should try to be happy ourselves. Our own happiness ought not, of course, to be our main object, nor indeed will it ever be secured if selfishly sought. We may have many pleasures in life, but must not let them have rule over us, or they will soon hand us over to sorrow; and "into what dangerous and miserable servitude doth he fall who suffereth pleasures and sorrows (two unfaithful and cruel commanders) to possess him successively?"