. The insect book [microform] : a popular account of the bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, flies and other North American insects exclusive of the butterflies, moths and beetles, with full life histories, tables and bibliographies. Insectes; Insects. 'I. Fl«. 9.â«'i<Mdii i" t'lirriiw of Sph«iu«, with full grown Ui\ 1 â â¢! <i<M" «'<-P '«"K WWP* Thcililiiie. white, elon- gate I'XK "⢠'^"' IS umk r the iniJille Icr oltlic ( .^. .hkI when it 'N tiif sticks out its he III .inJ bfjiuis at once I Jraw nourish- ment from between


. The insect book [microform] : a popular account of the bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, flies and other North American insects exclusive of the butterflies, moths and beetles, with full life histories, tables and bibliographies. Insectes; Insects. 'I. Fl«. 9.â«'i<Mdii i" t'lirriiw of Sph«iu«, with full grown Ui\ 1 â â¢! <i<M" «'<-P '«"K WWP* Thcililiiie. white, elon- gate I'XK "⢠'^"' IS umk r the iniJille Icr oltlic ( .^. .hkI when it 'N tiif sticks out its he III .inJ bfjiuis at once I Jraw nourish- ment from between the segments of its victim. The e>;^' hatches in two or three days and the larva attains full growth in a weeK. or a little more, it feeds entirely from the outside and when full grown spins awhitesilken cocoon which is finished at the expiration of two days. The word silken is somewhat mis- leading, since it is mixed with much earth. When it is finished, about a dozen curious, porelike openings are seen in the side if the cocoon, the function of. 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 Howard, L. O. (Leland Ossian), 1857-1950. Toronto : W. Briggs


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