![]() As each caterpillar instinctively followed the silken trail of the caterpillars in front of it, the group moved around in a circle for seven days. In one of Fabre's most famous experiments, he arranged pine processionary caterpillars to form a continuous loop around the edge of a pot. His special force was exact and detailed observation, field research, always avoiding general conclusions from his observations, which he considered premature. Fabre, however, was a Christian who remained sceptical about Darwin's theory of evolution, as he always held back from all theories and systems. ![]() He influenced the later writings of Charles Darwin, who called Fabre "an inimitable observer". His Souvenirs Entomologiques is a series of texts on insects and arachnids. ![]()
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