. Stories of humble friends . Animal behavior. 132 It was still clinging to the reed with its hooked feet. With a violent effort it drew its upper part back, and out of the shell. Then it rested per- fectly quiet. " Dead," said the beetle, after watching it for some time and seeing no motion. But the other was not dead. It was only recover- ,ing its strength. The beetle went away after a while, but the chan-ged larva still hung there silent and motionless. After a time it slowly drew the rest of its body out of the dried shell, and crawled farther up The Dragonfly ,, , the reed. It w
. Stories of humble friends . Animal behavior. 132 It was still clinging to the reed with its hooked feet. With a violent effort it drew its upper part back, and out of the shell. Then it rested per- fectly quiet. " Dead," said the beetle, after watching it for some time and seeing no motion. But the other was not dead. It was only recover- ,ing its strength. The beetle went away after a while, but the chan-ged larva still hung there silent and motionless. After a time it slowly drew the rest of its body out of the dried shell, and crawled farther up The Dragonfly ,, , the reed. It was a beautiful dragonfly. Its wings were clear, but strengthened with delicate veins. Its eyes shone with all the colors of the rainbow. It still sat on the reed for some time, get-. 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 Pyle, Katharine, d. 1938. New York : American Book Co.
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