. In nature's workshop [microform]. Sciences de la vie; Natural history; Life sciences; Sciences naturelles. I 104 In Nature's Workshop a trunk of poplar, you try to touch its body, it will perform one of those curious "terrifying" evolu- tions I have already described in so many .nsects. It curve its back, and dig once or twice mto the bark with its tail, as if it had a sting and meant to use it. This queer habit puts a finishing touch to the clever de- ception; and the consequence IS, that the hornet clear-wing is seldom molested by birds or other inquisitive strangers.
. In nature's workshop [microform]. Sciences de la vie; Natural history; Life sciences; Sciences naturelles. I 104 In Nature's Workshop a trunk of poplar, you try to touch its body, it will perform one of those curious "terrifying" evolu- tions I have already described in so many .nsects. It curve its back, and dig once or twice mto the bark with its tail, as if it had a sting and meant to use it. This queer habit puts a finishing touch to the clever de- ception; and the consequence IS, that the hornet clear-wing is seldom molested by birds or other inquisitive strangers. The imitation pays: it secures the little mimic from undesirable in- truders. Still stranger and more immoral IS the gross case of impersonation for purposes of burglary, illus- trated in No. 8. Here we have, below, a great burly bustling bumble-bee, and above, a parti- cular fly, named Volucella, which dresses itself up to imitate the NO. 7--HORNET AND ^^^ '" indistinguishablc hairs HORNET cLEAR-wiNG ^"^ colours. And it does so for MOTH ON A BRANCH 3 vcry curious and treacherous TooKTHER. ^bject. The grubs of the fly K.,«,Ki u . ''""'' P^'^^^'tic on the grubs of the bumble-bee and wasp : and the female Volucella is hus^enabled to enter the nests of bumble-bees, and ay her eggs among those of the real owners, whose larvc-e the fly larvae will finally devour. It is true that. 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 Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. Toronto : W. Briggs
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