. An encyclopædia of gardening; . nsects in regard tosex, we refer to the male, female, and neuterant (fig- 396. a, b, c), and to the male or drone,female or queen, and neuter or working bee(d,e,f). 2230. In duration, the majority of insectsare observed to be annual, finishing the wholeterm of their lives in the space of a year or less,and many do not live half that time ; nay, thereare some which do not survive many hours ;but this latter period is to be understood onlyof the animals when in their complete or ulti-mate form, for the larv« of such as are of thisshort duration have in reality l
. An encyclopædia of gardening; . nsects in regard tosex, we refer to the male, female, and neuterant (fig- 396. a, b, c), and to the male or drone,female or queen, and neuter or working bee(d,e,f). 2230. In duration, the majority of insectsare observed to be annual, finishing the wholeterm of their lives in the space of a year or less,and many do not live half that time ; nay, thereare some which do not survive many hours ;but this latter period is to be understood onlyof the animals when in their complete or ulti-mate form, for the larv« of such as are of thisshort duration have in reality lived a very longtime under water, of which they are natives;and it is observed, that water insects in generalare of longer duration than land insects. Somefew insects, however, in their complete state, are supposed to live a considerable time, asbees for instance ; and it is well known that some of the butterfly tribe, though the majorpart perish before winter, will yet survive tliat season in a state of torpidity, and again 395.
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