. Animal forms; a second book of zoology. Zoology. 126 ANIMAL FORMS adhere to our fingers when handled. This feature, and the general plan of the body, which is much the same. Flu. 78.—The silver-spot {Argynnis cybele). Photograph by A. L. Melander and C. T. Brues. throughout the group, enables us to recognize most of them at once. 123. Development and metamorphosis.—In some of the simplest insects, as in the bugs, the young at birth resemble their parents. In other insects the resemblance is not so close. The young grasshopper, for example, hatches, from an egg laid in the ground, with a ridi
. Animal forms; a second book of zoology. Zoology. 126 ANIMAL FORMS adhere to our fingers when handled. This feature, and the general plan of the body, which is much the same. Flu. 78.—The silver-spot {Argynnis cybele). Photograph by A. L. Melander and C. T. Brues. throughout the group, enables us to recognize most of them at once. 123. Development and metamorphosis.—In some of the simplest insects, as in the bugs, the young at birth resemble their parents. In other insects the resemblance is not so close. The young grasshopper, for example, hatches, from an egg laid in the ground, with a ridiculously large head and staring eyes; still there is no difficulty in recognizing its relationships. During the next week internal changes take place. The shell is burst, and the grasshopper emerges, looking more like its parents than before. This process is repeated four or five times during the next few weeks, and the gradual changes thus produced finally bring the young insect to the adult form. This latter state has been attained by an incomplete 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 Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931; Heath, Harold, 1868- [from old catalog] joint author. New York, D. Appleton and company
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