. The American boys' book of bugs, butterflies and beetles. Insects. Building a Make-Believe Insect 19 our worm must be hollow all the way through from one end to the other so that it may take in fuel in the form of food to keep its engines going, absorb the good part of the food and throw the refuse or ashes away. With a broom-straw (Fig. 2) we will punch a. hole in our worm from end to end; now then, if some fairy will kindly arrange inside of this wax- worm the proper tubes to soak up or absorb the good part of the food, then if this fairy will touch this thing with her wand and give it lif
. The American boys' book of bugs, butterflies and beetles. Insects. Building a Make-Believe Insect 19 our worm must be hollow all the way through from one end to the other so that it may take in fuel in the form of food to keep its engines going, absorb the good part of the food and throw the refuse or ashes away. With a broom-straw (Fig. 2) we will punch a. hole in our worm from end to end; now then, if some fairy will kindly arrange inside of this wax- worm the proper tubes to soak up or absorb the good part of the food, then if this fairy will touch this thing with her wand and give it life it will be a very crude, but possible, form of a worm. It. 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 Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941. Philadelphia, Lippincott
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