Fabre was hailed by Victor Hugo as the "Homer of the insect world" and also as the "Virgil of the insect world".
His more than 700 watercolor paintings of fungi were deeply appreciated and loved by the Provence poet Mistral. He also contributed to the bleaching and dyeing industry and obtained three patents related to alizarin. His main works include: "Insects" and "Chronicles of Natural Science".
In 1857, he published "Observations on the Habits of the Arthroplasty". This paper corrected the erroneous views of Léon Dufour, the founder of entomology at the time, and won him the honor of the French Academy. He was awarded the Experimental Physiology Prize. During this period, Fabre also devoted his energy to the research of the natural dye madder or alizarin. The red color on the French soldiers' trousers at that time came from the powder of madder. Extended information
In 1880, Fabre's "Insects" came out.
"Insect Diary" is also translated as "Insect World", "The Epic of Insects" (Huacheng Press 1996 edition), "Insect Story", "Entomological Notes" (the French name is "Souvenirs entomologiques" , whose English title is "The Records About Insects"), has been called "Virgil of the Insect World" and "The Epic of Insects". The subtitle is "A Study of the Instincts and Customs of Insects." In addition to truly recording the life of insects, it also reflects the human world through insect life. "Insects" has ten volumes, each volume is composed of several chapters, most of which were completed in Huangshi Garden. The first volume was published in 1878, and one volume was released approximately every three years thereafter. It was selected as one of the recommended reading books for the eighth grade in the first volume of "Chinese" published by the People's Education Press (2016 edition).
Mr. Lu Xun once called Fabre's "The Story of Insects" a model for "telling insect stories" and "telling the lives of insects".
Thesis: "Research on the Nodules of Orchid Plants" and "Research on the Anatomy of Regenerative Organs and the Development of Myriapods" and "Observations on the Customs of the Arthroplasty"