. The transformations (or metamorphoses) of insects. Insects; Insects; Myriapoda; Arachnida; Crustacea. THE PSYCHIDM. II9 tube which is still open. It then becomes transformed into the chrysalis. In a few weeks' time the moth escapes from its prison if it is a male, but if it is a female she still stops at home, being none the less attractive, however, to her admirers. She lays her eggs inside the old house and dies. No young caterpillars should have a greater respect for their mother than those which are born after a time in the old house where she died, for she built the house, carried it ab
. The transformations (or metamorphoses) of insects. Insects; Insects; Myriapoda; Arachnida; Crustacea. THE PSYCHIDM. II9 tube which is still open. It then becomes transformed into the chrysalis. In a few weeks' time the moth escapes from its prison if it is a male, but if it is a female she still stops at home, being none the less attractive, however, to her admirers. She lays her eggs inside the old house and dies. No young caterpillars should have a greater respect for their mother than those which are born after a time in the old house where she died, for she built the house, carried it about with her exposed to number- less dangers, repaired it, and was married in it. But these little thoughtless things not only are ungrateful, but unfeeling, for the first thing they do is to' set to work to eat up their mother's body, which they perform very completely, for they only leave the hard parts behind. After having done this they quit the old home and wander about the world. This cannibalism is almost. 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 Duncan, P. Martin (Peter Martin), 1821-1891; Blanchard, Émile, 1819-1900. Metamorphoses . .. des insects. London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin
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