. Elementary studies in insect life. Insects. METAMORPHOSIS 245. Larva.—When the eggs have hatched, the larva- may be reared upon bran. Note the changes during growth. Describe the process of pupation. The Pupa.—What is its color ? Does the adult emerge through the side or the end of the pupa- case ? How does the front of the head of the FIG 189 Foot of Greatly newly emerged fly dif- enlarged. fer from that of the same fly several hours later ? How is the opening in the pupa-case made? Adult.— Place fly under a glass vessel (a plain, thin water-glass will do). Rest the inverted glas
. Elementary studies in insect life. Insects. METAMORPHOSIS 245. Larva.—When the eggs have hatched, the larva- may be reared upon bran. Note the changes during growth. Describe the process of pupation. The Pupa.—What is its color ? Does the adult emerge through the side or the end of the pupa- case ? How does the front of the head of the FIG 189 Foot of Greatly newly emerged fly dif- enlarged. fer from that of the same fly several hours later ? How is the opening in the pupa-case made? Adult.— Place fly under a glass vessel (a plain, thin water-glass will do). Rest the inverted glass upon black paper on which a few grains of granulated sugar have been placed. ISTote the manner in which the fly feeds upon the sugar. Place within the glass vessel substances sweet and sour, neutral and of various colors, such as different colored sugar, salt, molasses, vinegar. What substances seem to attract the fly most ? What particular quality seems to form the greatest means of attraction ? AVhat senses seem to be relied upon in the discernment of these various substances? COMPANION BOOKS. A Manual for the Study of Insects, .1. H. and A. B. Corn- stock. Comstock Publishing Company. Ithaca, N. Y., 1895. Price, $, net; postage, 34 cents. The Life of a Butterfly, S. H. Scudder. Henry Holt & Com- pany. New York, 1893. Price, $ Everyday Butterflies, S. H. Scudder. Houghton, Mifflin & Company. Price, $2. First Report of the U. S. Entomological Commission. (This. 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 Hunter, Samuel John, 1866-1946. Topeka, Kan. , Crane & company
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