. ...Butterflies worth knowing, by Clarence M. Butterflies. INTRODUCTION 5 body the ovipositor of the female or the clasping organs of the male. Butterfly Transformations The butterflies furnish the best known examples of in- sect transformations. The change from the egg to the caterpillar or larva, from the caterpillar to the pupa or chrysalis, and from the chrysalis to the butterfly or imago is doubtless the most generally known fact concerning the life histories of insects. It is a typical example of what are called com- plete transformations as distinguished from the manner of grow
. ...Butterflies worth knowing, by Clarence M. Butterflies. INTRODUCTION 5 body the ovipositor of the female or the clasping organs of the male. Butterfly Transformations The butterflies furnish the best known examples of in- sect transformations. The change from the egg to the caterpillar or larva, from the caterpillar to the pupa or chrysalis, and from the chrysalis to the butterfly or imago is doubtless the most generally known fact concerning the life histories of insects. It is a typical example of what are called com- plete transformations as distinguished from the manner of growth of grasshoppers, crickets, and many other insects in which the young that hatches from the egg bears Egg of Baltimore a general resemblance to the adult and in magnffLd.^cFrom , . , , . , ,. Holland) wnicn there is no quiet chrysalis stage when the little creature is unable to eat or to move about. The Growth of the Caterpillars Caterpillars are like snakes in at least one respect: in order to provide for their increase in size they shed their skins. When a caterpillar hatches from the egg it is a tiny creature with a soft skin over most of its body but with rather a firm covering for its head. While we might fancy that there could be a considerable increase in size provided for by the stretching of the soft skin it is easy to see that the hard covering of the head will not admit of this. So the story of the growth of a caterpillar may be told in this way:. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Weed, Clarence Moores, 1864-1947. Garden City, New York, Doubleday, Page & company
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