. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. Fig. io6a.—Larva of C. perla. Fig 1059.—Chryiopa perla. live in the water, and are then called Caddis-worms; in the perfect state (fig. 1060 h) they become winged creatures, and in both conditions are eagerly devoured by trout. In the larva state they live in a beautiful house, which they construct themselves of little bits of sticks, shells, or other materials, which they select according to the force of the stream in which they Fig. 1060^.—Caddis (perfect in.
. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. Fig. io6a.—Larva of C. perla. Fig 1059.—Chryiopa perla. live in the water, and are then called Caddis-worms; in the perfect state (fig. 1060 h) they become winged creatures, and in both conditions are eagerly devoured by trout. In the larva state they live in a beautiful house, which they construct themselves of little bits of sticks, shells, or other materials, which they select according to the force of the stream in which they Fig. 1060^.—Caddis (perfect ). Fig. 1061.—Houses of Caddis-worms. My daughter was so much interested in watching these creatures in their strange houses, as they moved along the bottom of the little streams, that a number were procured for more exact observation. The caddis-worms were turned out of their dwellings, and each was placed in a separate glass of water, with various materials suitable for the construction of their house, when the nude creature immediately set to work to make a new hoVise (fig. 1061).. 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 Smee, Alfred, 1818-1877. London, Bell and Daldy
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