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昆虫记（荣获“大鹏自然好书奖”年度版本奖，36位专家学者、自然教育团体共同推荐。博物杂志张辰亮推荐插图版）(果麦经典)
《昆虫记》融合了科学与文学，这也意味着它既有科学的理性，又有文学的感性。书中不时语露机锋，提出对生命价值的深度思考，试图在科学中融入更深层的含义。《昆虫记》中的理性成分体现在作者的研究与思考中。法布尔在对昆虫的观察研究中，反复试验，并考证多方资料，对主流学术观点敢于质疑，探求真相，追求真理，竭尽自己之所能对知识结构不断探索和补充，对自己的观察结果不轻易下定论，同时表明自己的怀疑态度与自身的局限。他在观察昆虫之余抒发感想时，清醒地认识到人类的自大，机械化社会的野蛮，话语间时常讥讽人类僵硬不化的成见，并谨慎地对社会现状进行冷静的思索。
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First published June 1, 2010
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August 15, 2025
by far the most beautiful nonfiction book i have ever read 🥹❤️ why aren’t school textbooks like this?
also please don’t tell me baby tarantulas actually get their energy directly from the sun.
also please don’t tell me baby tarantulas actually get their energy directly from the sun.
October 17, 2022
《昆虫记》生动有趣且富有知识性。译林版翻译质量优良，复现了原版的特点。
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May 10, 2016Fabre was the first in the nature of insect scientists, he is poor all his life and energy into the world of insects, in the natural environment of insects of observation and experiment, is a true record of the insects' instincts and habits, written in the book of insects this entomology tome.
He was respected and loved by people all over the world. Farber studied hard and sacrificed his private time to observe the insects. "Insect Records" detail depicting the life of insects: such as spiders, bees, mantis, scorpions, cicadas, beetles, crickets, and so on. This has made a great contribution to the future generations, so that the human society quickly walked the modern civilization.
Farber has made such a great achievement, it is not easy. He was born in a peasant family, living in poverty, by self-study has made many degree. First half of his life he is as poor as a church mouse, after half a lifetime of subsistence, but Farber had not all difficult to yield, his diligent self-study, carefully selected research direction, unremittingly for observation of plants and insects, will continue to gain new achievements.
Farber's greatest interest in life, is to explore the true nature of life and the world, and found that the scientific truth contained in the natural world. He is writing "insects" because of his love of truth.
How I wish I could like Fabre that to the knowledge of the ocean to travel, to the scientific world to explore, to uncover the nature of a and a mystery, for the benefit of mankind ah! However compared with Fabre, I really feel ashamed.
Fabre can under the poor environment of insects, usually I do maths problems are not serious, not hard, again do not come out, do not want to use their brains, sometimes also temper tantrums.
Read "Insect Records" the author's life and "Insect Records", I feel the deep, "insect records, not only full of life of awe, contains the pursuit of truth, to explore the truth of spirit of truth, has given me great inspiration: in life and learning. We want to Fabre learning courage to explore the world, have the courage to pursue truth, courage and perseverance, no matter what things should be like Fabre as to have a rigorous scientific spirit, adhere to the" accurate descriptions of observed facts, doesn't add anything, nor ignore what ".
When I read "but to a very high level, it is inevitable to retreat. As long as the slightest mistake, it will come to naught, not only the ball rolled down, even himself being dragged down...... Sometimes after ten to twenty times persistent efforts, in order to obtain the final success ", my heart is stabbed. Ten to twenty times,, although not a big number, but for a carrying a big, heavy ball, after a steep slope, climbing couldn't up small beetles, is how big the challenge. Sometimes it is even possible to life have to catch up.
How worthy of my learning of small beetles ah! Think I used to play computer games, always choose the "simple" this level, compared with the little beetle, I really ashamed. A small beetle, are aware of the "hard work and success" of the truth. And we are in the five grade students, when the teacher arranged a few problems, the students just started to be very hard, not a few minutes, there is no patience. Although these questions a little difficult, but it is not difficult to pole. Moreover, there will always be made out of people, why others can do it, and we do not see it? It is because we are too lazy. There is no ambition, only to the simple title challenge, dare not to challenge difficult problem.
Wrote here, I understand a profound truth: if a person only to easy to overcome the subject, more than their own challenges, then, it is always the weak
He was respected and loved by people all over the world. Farber studied hard and sacrificed his private time to observe the insects. "Insect Records" detail depicting the life of insects: such as spiders, bees, mantis, scorpions, cicadas, beetles, crickets, and so on. This has made a great contribution to the future generations, so that the human society quickly walked the modern civilization.
Farber has made such a great achievement, it is not easy. He was born in a peasant family, living in poverty, by self-study has made many degree. First half of his life he is as poor as a church mouse, after half a lifetime of subsistence, but Farber had not all difficult to yield, his diligent self-study, carefully selected research direction, unremittingly for observation of plants and insects, will continue to gain new achievements.
Farber's greatest interest in life, is to explore the true nature of life and the world, and found that the scientific truth contained in the natural world. He is writing "insects" because of his love of truth.
How I wish I could like Fabre that to the knowledge of the ocean to travel, to the scientific world to explore, to uncover the nature of a and a mystery, for the benefit of mankind ah! However compared with Fabre, I really feel ashamed.
Fabre can under the poor environment of insects, usually I do maths problems are not serious, not hard, again do not come out, do not want to use their brains, sometimes also temper tantrums.
Read "Insect Records" the author's life and "Insect Records", I feel the deep, "insect records, not only full of life of awe, contains the pursuit of truth, to explore the truth of spirit of truth, has given me great inspiration: in life and learning. We want to Fabre learning courage to explore the world, have the courage to pursue truth, courage and perseverance, no matter what things should be like Fabre as to have a rigorous scientific spirit, adhere to the" accurate descriptions of observed facts, doesn't add anything, nor ignore what ".
When I read "but to a very high level, it is inevitable to retreat. As long as the slightest mistake, it will come to naught, not only the ball rolled down, even himself being dragged down...... Sometimes after ten to twenty times persistent efforts, in order to obtain the final success ", my heart is stabbed. Ten to twenty times,, although not a big number, but for a carrying a big, heavy ball, after a steep slope, climbing couldn't up small beetles, is how big the challenge. Sometimes it is even possible to life have to catch up.
How worthy of my learning of small beetles ah! Think I used to play computer games, always choose the "simple" this level, compared with the little beetle, I really ashamed. A small beetle, are aware of the "hard work and success" of the truth. And we are in the five grade students, when the teacher arranged a few problems, the students just started to be very hard, not a few minutes, there is no patience. Although these questions a little difficult, but it is not difficult to pole. Moreover, there will always be made out of people, why others can do it, and we do not see it? It is because we are too lazy. There is no ambition, only to the simple title challenge, dare not to challenge difficult problem.
Wrote here, I understand a profound truth: if a person only to easy to overcome the subject, more than their own challenges, then, it is always the weak
January 6, 2016
This book tell us to face on natural things, and discovery new things during daily life.
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