. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. Fig. 135.—Life of the dragon-fly, about one half life-size, a, grub living in the water; m, mask or long lower lip with which it seizes its prey; b, dragon- fly creeping out of its last grub-skin; c, perfect dragon-fly on the carried about by the female, attached to her abdomen, and finally deposited upon some water-plant where they hatch, the larvae seeking the bottom, where they build coverings (Fig. 136) of wood, stone, shell, or sand. When about to change into a pupa they close the mouth of the case, finally biting their way out, and crawling to the s
. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. Fig. 135.—Life of the dragon-fly, about one half life-size, a, grub living in the water; m, mask or long lower lip with which it seizes its prey; b, dragon- fly creeping out of its last grub-skin; c, perfect dragon-fly on the carried about by the female, attached to her abdomen, and finally deposited upon some water-plant where they hatch, the larvae seeking the bottom, where they build coverings (Fig. 136) of wood, stone, shell, or sand. When about to change into a pupa they close the mouth of the case, finally biting their way out, and crawling to the surface a perfect insect. Fig. 136.—Caddis-worm, with its case, made of 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 Holder, Charles Frederick, 1851-1915; Holder, Joseph Bassett, 1824-1888, joint author. New York : D. Appleton and company
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