. Elementary studies in insect life. Insects. 92 KLKMKXTAKY STUDIES IN INSECT LIFE hi-hest forms of insect instinct in this class. Such in- o stinctive acts have been fully discussed in the previous chapter. To the same class of acts belongs the care with which certain insects, such as butterflies, deposit their eggs in the vicinity of the natural food plant of their offspring. The most wonderful of all is that of the Pronuba moth, discussed elsewhere (p. 112). The. FIG. 71. Female wasp (Sphes speciosus) carrying a cicada to her burrow, an instinctive act associated with reproduction. Natural
. Elementary studies in insect life. Insects. 92 KLKMKXTAKY STUDIES IN INSECT LIFE hi-hest forms of insect instinct in this class. Such in- o stinctive acts have been fully discussed in the previous chapter. To the same class of acts belongs the care with which certain insects, such as butterflies, deposit their eggs in the vicinity of the natural food plant of their offspring. The most wonderful of all is that of the Pronuba moth, discussed elsewhere (p. 112). The. FIG. 71. Female wasp (Sphes speciosus) carrying a cicada to her burrow, an instinctive act associated with reproduction. Natural size. (After Kiley.) Pronuba moth gathers the pollen and carries it to the proper place in order that the yucca blossom may be fertilized to furnish succulent seeds for the young which is to hatch from the egg she places in the ovary of the yucca flower. This is an instinct most wonderful in its perfection, and certainly as obscure in its origin. Limitations of Instinct.— Instinct has certain bounds, and when activities have passed beyond these bounds they become something more than instinct. A wasp. 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 Hunter, Samuel John, 1866-1946. Topeka, Kan. , Crane & company
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