. Insect architecture. Insects. 396 INSECT ARCHITECTURE. whose slow movements disqualify them from effect- ing an escape.* The effects of the puncture of aphides on growing plants is strikingly illustrated in the shoots of the lime-tree and several other plants, which become bent and contorted on the side attacked by the insects, in the same way that a shoot might warp by the loss of its juices on the side exposed to a brisk fire. The curvings thus effected become very advantageous to the insects, for the leaves sprouting from the twig, which naturally grow at a distance from each other, are b
. Insect architecture. Insects. 396 INSECT ARCHITECTURE. whose slow movements disqualify them from effect- ing an escape.* The effects of the puncture of aphides on growing plants is strikingly illustrated in the shoots of the lime-tree and several other plants, which become bent and contorted on the side attacked by the insects, in the same way that a shoot might warp by the loss of its juices on the side exposed to a brisk fire. The curvings thus effected become very advantageous to the insects, for the leaves sprouting from the twig, which naturally grow at a distance from each other, are brought close together in a bunch, forming a kind of nosegay, that conceals all the contour of the sprig, as well as the insects which are em- bowered under it, protecting them against the rain and the sun, and, at the same time, hiding them from observation. It is only requisite, however,. Slmot ofthe Lime-tree vontortedby the punctures of the Aphis '"ilia: where they have formed bowers of this descrip- tion, to raise the leaves, in order to see the little colony of the aphides,—or the remains of those * J. 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 Rennie, James, 1787-1867. London, M. A. Nattali
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