Animal life in the sea and on the land . INSECTS. 115 proper spot for hereggs, generally plac-ing them on someplant whose leavesare suitable food for |jjher caterpillar 15. Nearly all insects passp: v through these three condi- IpF I \ tions, the larva, the pupa, and the imago, as we havebefore stated. Their larvae are known by the variousnames of caterpillars, grubs, and maggots. By keeping 116 ANIMAL LIFE IN THE SEA AND ON THE LAND. a few caterpillars you may watch for yourselves all theseinteresting changes. 16. What could possibly seem more aimless than thejoyous, careless flit
Animal life in the sea and on the land . INSECTS. 115 proper spot for hereggs, generally plac-ing them on someplant whose leavesare suitable food for |jjher caterpillar 15. Nearly all insects passp: v through these three condi- IpF I \ tions, the larva, the pupa, and the imago, as we havebefore stated. Their larvae are known by the variousnames of caterpillars, grubs, and maggots. By keeping 116 ANIMAL LIFE IN THE SEA AND ON THE LAND. a few caterpillars you may watch for yourselves all theseinteresting changes. 16. What could possibly seem more aimless than thejoyous, careless flitting of a butterfly! Floating hither andthither through the bright sunshine, and folding togetherits elegant wings above the choicest flowers, its life ap-pears a most luxurious one; still it has its own part toplay. IV. Flowers fertilized by Insects.—It is a well-knownfact that most bright-colored flowers are dependent uponthe visits of insects (especially of bees) to perfect theirseeds, and thus to keep up a succession of new plantsfrom one year to another. The insects are attracted bythe showy petals, and they enter the flowers to obtain thehoney wdiich is stored up in
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