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ALTHOUGH of late years many entomologists have been in the habit of rearing insects in captivity for the purpose of watching their transformations and obtaining good specimens in each stage of existence, nothing like a systematic attempt, so far as we know, has been made to form a general collection of living insects for exhibition. As in former days as regards reptiles and the lower marine animals, so in the present instance as regards its insectarium, our Zoological Society seems to be first in the field. and so far as we can judge from the progress already made, to be likely, if not altogether successful, to attain many interesting and instructive results.
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The New Insectarium in the Zoological Society's Gardens . Nature 24, 38 (1881). https://doi.org/10.1038/024038a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/024038a0