Of all Insects, Bees are the principal and are chiefly to be admired, being the only creature of that kinde framed for the nourishment of Man; but the rest are procreated either to be useful in physic, or for delight of the eyes, the pleasure of the ears, or the completing and ornament of the body.

The History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents - The Theater of Insects, Chapter I (p. 889)