. In nature's workshop [microform]. Sciences de la vie; Natural history; Life sciences; Sciences naturelles. could hardly be deyised than this thus carved out of a hving twig by the minute instruments at the disposal of a petty two-inch-long insect. The eggs soon hatch out in their snug little nest in the twig: but the larvae do not con- 3 tinue to live there permanently. In a very short time they drop to the ground, burrow their way in- to the soil by means of their strong- toothed thighs, and fasten on to the roots of trees and plants, where they [ earn their liveli- hood by perpetual suctio
. In nature's workshop [microform]. Sciences de la vie; Natural history; Life sciences; Sciences naturelles. could hardly be deyised than this thus carved out of a hving twig by the minute instruments at the disposal of a petty two-inch-long insect. The eggs soon hatch out in their snug little nest in the twig: but the larvae do not con- 3 tinue to live there permanently. In a very short time they drop to the ground, burrow their way in- to the soil by means of their strong- toothed thighs, and fasten on to the roots of trees and plants, where they [ earn their liveli- hood by perpetual suction. Cater- pillars and other aboveground larvie, exposed to stress of weather and with the perpetual terror of winter before ,. , r J , ^^^^^ ^y^s, usually live and feed for one summer only : they turn into pupa, during the course of that summer, or at best assume the chrysalis form in late. 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 Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. Toronto : W. Briggs
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