The three states of an insect as seen in the Great Capricornis, aka, the great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo) 1. The larva or caterpillar 2. The nymph or chrysalis 3. The perfect insect or imago. From The Universe or, The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little, published 1882.

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