The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-06
EVER HEAR BUG
SINGING TO MATE?
That's Love Making, in Bug
Fashion, Says Learned
Professor.
F0PS AMONG THEM, TOO
ConVentionally Woo Much the
Same as Human
Beings.
FoPS AMONG THEM, TOO

New York, Sept. 1O.-When a man is
head over heels il love: when he is torn
by jealousy; when hatred of a rival
possesses him, he often becomes a
bug, 10 use an expression rather
slangy. Still, il is surprising that when
an insect is filled with love. jealousy.
or hate IL becomes more OF d bug than
ever
Prof. William NJ. Wheeler OF the
Bussey institute, Harvard university,
has been deeply Interested in the
question, Have insects an emotional
life Professor Wheeler has been
carefully studying grasshOppers, crick-
cts, scorpions, butterflies and many
other insects. He declares there are
strong indications that all OF them
feel jealousy. hate and love and that
they display physical courage at exact
- the proper moment. Besides, some
Of these small creatures are love max
ers as expert as a nobleman with an
old title and without penny, who
woos a millionaire daughter
III is a mistake 10 think that only
the higher animals have definite meth
ods of love making" said Professor
Wheeler today. The fact is that
scores Of insects have really complicaT-
ed methods of attracting mates. Some
/ OF these methods are the convention
alities and traditions OF insect court
ship.
Just as among human beings, nearly
/
/ by their brilliant cOlOrs and good looks
or By some weird accomplishment on
I the other hand. the female in every
/ species Of insect life affects q maIsaer
Professor Wheeler then described the
method OF the scorpion beau TO intro
duee himself 20 a lady scorpion
] The male scorpion, having gained the
/ attention OF the female, advances to-
/ ward her with a sort OF sidewise, hest
/ tating walk. As they approach the
walk slows TO "A very deliberate ad-
/ vance AT a little distance they halt
/ and gaze intensely into each others
I eyes"
"What beautiful eyes you have" SAYS
/ the human 10 the object OF his affec-
/ tiOn- To return TO the scorpion.
Then, still seeming 10 gaze intently
/ at each other, they raise themselves
vertically, and hold this position Tor
several minutes. After this intrOdue-
/ tion the scorpions tax a sort or prone
made one Of the most serious features
/ OF the loVe-making program.
! Professor Wheeler describes the WOO
/ ing OF some species OF spiders;
'"rhe male, having selected his bride.
/ advances 10 her. gazes al her for a
/ moment, and then begins weird dance
| He leaps into the air balances him
/ self first on his fore and then on his
| rear legs and goes through a series Of
| antics all OF which the female regards
| with great cOmplacency- Al the end
/ Of the dance the spider approaches the
| female and claims her as his bride.
Like a love-sick swain who twangs
his guitar beneath her gallery, a cricket
or grasshOpper serenades his lady
| love And a cricket fights for her.
/ duels with his rival before her eyes
Said the professor.
Nearly always these dueis are fought
| in the presence OF the desired one, and
1 in true medieval fashion. The maiden.
| concealed near by, watches the conflict
! with great interest until the victor con-
! quers his rival and carries her off as
/ his mate"