. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Insect l;»itMt'NS KsLAI'INt |,ntthrK4n|,.,i-whil, l,,,,,,.rrti,..., ..itLcii of cTMiii Miiail ichii,ii,,i.,ritt,i,i., ^ ,âK boilv ot Hi., null ir rJirvsiili> chan^iiiu to a bim, ttiv th.* i Jmm' hni^lLiI their work an-l attir , IS wiiip'd V- -, I (f the bciu'liccnt activitii's of tlii^c fii,.|uls of thuirs thnn dms thv (;c townsman, riie linialc i(iini'umon-\vas|) la\s lur ifiRs in or on tlii' bodies of Ikt \ictims, anil tlu' Kr
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Insect l;»itMt'NS KsLAI'INt |,ntthrK4n|,.,i-whil, l,,,,,,.rrti,..., ..itLcii of cTMiii Miiail ichii,ii,,i.,ritt,i,i., ^ ,âK boilv ot Hi., null ir rJirvsiili> chan^iiiu to a bim, ttiv th.* i Jmm' hni^lLiI their work an-l attir , IS wiiip'd V- -, I (f the bciu'liccnt activitii's of tlii^c fii,.|uls of thuirs thnn dms thv (;c townsman, riie linialc i(iini'umon-\vas|) la\s lur ifiRs in or on tlii' bodies of Ikt \ictims, anil tlu' Krubs tliat issue from tlu' i'^ks become internal or external parasites. In most cases they lack the power of feeding ll|)i>n the sfnietiires of their hosts, and can only sack np the blood or Ivmph that circulates about the body cavities. This IS the reason wh>- the victim does not at nnce succumb, but survives until it is time to assume the chrysalis c lesson from human as these can from the Insects, it would adoot the. v modern of the â¢' ; ' If the ichneumoned caterpillar would at once desist from feediiij;, the parasite would soon die. The caterpillar would die also, but as the attack of the ichneu- mon alwa>s results in death this would only be a slight anticipation of a foregone conclusion, yet it would beneht the race. It should be stated that there are some real fliesâtwo-winged that follow a similar mode of life, but at present we â ire not taking them into consideration. One of the most plentiful of the iduiciimon-wasps is a minuti- species which mis'ht, and ought to be known to e\-i-r\- possessor of a garden, for it does great good oy Its destruction of the white butterfi\-- raterpillars that ravage f,e cabbage- Patch. (T .stcrs of small \ellow cocoons containing the chrysalids of this species i may be seen commonh- upon k'mv- and paings where the sick butterfl\-cater- Pillais have crawled. I'nfortunatelv, the avcr;!^
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