. The life of the caterpillar [microform]. Caterpillars; Chenilles. "***%: 1^^ The Life of the Caterpillar How does the Plerls manage to know her way about her botanical domain? We have seen the Larini,^ those explorers of fleshy receptacles with an artichoke flavour, astonish us with their knowledge of the flora of the thistle tribe; but their lore might, at a pinch be explained by th. method ^o^^^^.f. ^^.^^.^ moment of housing the egg. With the. rostrum, they , .epare niches and dig out basins in the receptacle exploited and con- sequently they taste the thing a little before enLsting t
. The life of the caterpillar [microform]. Caterpillars; Chenilles. "***%: 1^^ The Life of the Caterpillar How does the Plerls manage to know her way about her botanical domain? We have seen the Larini,^ those explorers of fleshy receptacles with an artichoke flavour, astonish us with their knowledge of the flora of the thistle tribe; but their lore might, at a pinch be explained by th. method ^o^^^^.f. ^^.^^.^ moment of housing the egg. With the. rostrum, they , .epare niches and dig out basins in the receptacle exploited and con- sequently they taste the thing a little before enLsting their eggs to it. On the other hand, the Butterfly, a nectar-dnnker, makes not the least enquiry into the savoury qualities of the leafage; at most, dipping her proboscis into the flowers, she abstracts a mouthful ot syrup This means of investigation, more- over, would be of no use to her, for the plant selected for the establishing of her family is, for the most part, not yet in flower. Ihe mother flits for a moment around the plant; and that swift examination is enough: the emission of eggs takes place if the provender be found suitable. The botanist, to recognize a cruciter, re- lA species of Weevils found on ».i- lato/s Note. 338. 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 Fabre, J. Henri (Jean Henri), 1823-1915. Toronto : McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart
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