. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. HABITS OF ANTS. 381 The ichueumoii-flies (Fig. 363) are very numerous in spe- cies and individuals ; by their ovipositor, often very lono- they pierce the bodies of caterpilJars, inserting several or many eggs into them ; the larvie develop feeding only on the fatty tissues of their host, but this usually causes the death of the caterpillar before its transformation. Certain minute species, with veinless wings (Fig. 364, Platycjaster), of the canker-worm eggs, are egg-parasites, ovipositing in the eggs of butterflies, dragon-flies, etc. F

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. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. HABITS OF ANTS. 381 The ichueumoii-flies (Fig. 363) are very numerous in spe- cies and individuals ; by their ovipositor, often very lono- they pierce the bodies of caterpilJars, inserting several or many eggs into them ; the larvie develop feeding only on the fatty tissues of their host, but this usually causes the death of the caterpillar before its transformation. Certain minute species, with veinless wings (Fig. 364, Platycjaster), of the canker-worm eggs, are egg-parasites, ovipositing in the eggs of butterflies, dragon-flies, etc. Fig. 360.—Horn- tail : larva of Tre- mexcolumba. Nat. 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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. New York : Henry Holt

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