. Animal physiology. Physiology, Comparative. 534 PREPARATION OF FOOD FOR seeks for the dead body of a mole, slirew, or such other quadruped ; and having found one, she excavates beneath it a hole of suihcient dimensions to contain the body, which she gradually drags into it; she then de- X'^fm^" /' jDosits her eggs in the carcase, so that |Sffl^ the larvoe, when they come forth, find /KS\ themselves in the midst of a supply of /•fl^i^mf^ carrion, on which they feed like their Jk Ibfiltt \ parents.—This instinct is still more ^.^ifSRF^ ^ remarkal)le, when an Insect whose di
. Animal physiology. Physiology, Comparative. 534 PREPARATION OF FOOD FOR seeks for the dead body of a mole, slirew, or such other quadruped ; and having found one, she excavates beneath it a hole of suihcient dimensions to contain the body, which she gradually drags into it; she then de- X'^fm^" /' jDosits her eggs in the carcase, so that |Sffl^ the larvoe, when they come forth, find /KS\ themselves in the midst of a supply of /•fl^i^mf^ carrion, on which they feed like their Jk Ibfiltt \ parents.—This instinct is still more ^.^ifSRF^ ^ remarkal)le, when an Insect whose diet is exclusively vegetable prepares for its larva a supply of animal food. Such is the case with the Fomjnlus, an Insect allied to the wasp. In its perfect state it lives entirely on the juices of flowers ; but the larv?e are carnivorous ; and the mother provides for them the requisite supply of the food they require, by placing in the nest, by the side of the eggs, the body of a spider or caterpillar which she had previously killed by means of her sting. The Xylocopa,. 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 Carpenter, William Benjamin, 1813-1885. London : H. G. Bohn
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