. Adventures of a young naturalist. Natural history. A YOUNG NATURALIST. 129 These were of a brilliant red, terminating in shoots the same colour as the animal's body. "What a curious creature!" cried Lucien; "it looks as if it carried a garden on its back;—what use are all these bushes 1" " It is not known, and it is a curious fact that the butterfly, which springs from this caterpillar, shows no trace of all this strangely-arranged ; "Will a butterfly come from this caterpillar 1" "Yes, certainly; all butterflies lay eggs, from which proceed
. Adventures of a young naturalist. Natural history. A YOUNG NATURALIST. 129 These were of a brilliant red, terminating in shoots the same colour as the animal's body. "What a curious creature!" cried Lucien; "it looks as if it carried a garden on its back;—what use are all these bushes 1" " It is not known, and it is a curious fact that the butterfly, which springs from this caterpillar, shows no trace of all this strangely-arranged ; "Will a butterfly come from this caterpillar 1" "Yes, certainly; all butterflies lay eggs, from which proceed caterpillars, which generally destroy the plants on which they are hatched. When arrived at maturity, the caterpillar spins a. cocoon of silk, more or less fine, in the centre of which it encloses itself. It is then called a chrysalis. In this cocoon the but- terfly is formed, either white or black, yellow or green, and there it remains inactive and imprisoned, like a baby in swaddling clothes. In spring, it perforates its silken prison, and soon makes its escape a splendid butterfly, subsisting upon the juices of the flowers obtained through its proboscis. Surely you were not ignorant of all these transformations ?" " I thought that they only took place in ; " Well, now you are undeceived; all caterpillars and all but-. 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 Biart, Lucien, 1828-1897; Gillmore, Parker, ed. London. S. Low, Son, & Marston
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