Marvels of insect life ; a popular account of structure and habit . ) Photo by] The Caterpillar of the Elephant Hawk-Moth. [Harold Bastin. W !un full grown this caterpillar has a remarkably snake-like aspect when only half its length is visible. The fine black marks upon the greenor brown skin produce the effect of scales, and the large black and white marks a little behind the head look like staring eyes. By drawingin Its head the eye-spot segments arc made to bulge and the creature to appear truly ferocious. There can be little doubt that this aspect,assumed at will, seryes to warn
Marvels of insect life ; a popular account of structure and habit . ) Photo by] The Caterpillar of the Elephant Hawk-Moth. [Harold Bastin. W !un full grown this caterpillar has a remarkably snake-like aspect when only half its length is visible. The fine black marks upon the greenor brown skin produce the effect of scales, and the large black and white marks a little behind the head look like staring eyes. By drawingin Its head the eye-spot segments arc made to bulge and the creature to appear truly ferocious. There can be little doubt that this aspect,assumed at will, seryes to warn off enemies. About twice the actual size. 16; i68 Marvels of Insect Life. One other small group of these interesting Insects must be mentioned, con-sisting of three species, of which one is that notorious impostor, the humming-birdhawk-moth, and the others the less familiar bee hawk-moths. But for thecharacteristic horn at the hinder end of the back there is little in the caterpillar toindicate its relationship to the larger hawk-moths. That of the humming-birdhawk-moth is
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