. The bee and white ants, their manners and habits; with illustrations of animal instinct and intelligence. Bees; Instinct; Termites. Fig. 6.—Xt-st of the Mygalo. nicely finished, of little holes, in which the animal introduces its claws to holt the door when any external enemy seeks to force it open. 26. It is, however, among the countless species of insects that we find the most curious and interesting processes adopted for the construction of habitations. Many species of caterpillars construct houses by rolling up leaves and tying them together by threads spun by the animal itself. In the g
. The bee and white ants, their manners and habits; with illustrations of animal instinct and intelligence. Bees; Instinct; Termites. Fig. 6.—Xt-st of the Mygalo. nicely finished, of little holes, in which the animal introduces its claws to holt the door when any external enemy seeks to force it open. 26. It is, however, among the countless species of insects that we find the most curious and interesting processes adopted for the construction of habitations. Many species of caterpillars construct houses by rolling up leaves and tying them together by threads spun by the animal itself. In the gardens, nests of this kind are everywhera to be seen, attached to the leaves of flowers and bushes. It is in this way that the caterpillar of the nocturnal butterfly, the Tortrix viridana, forms its nest (fig. 7). 27. Other iasects construct habitations for themselves with the filaments of woollen stuff, in which they gnaw holes. Among these is the well-known larva of the common moth, popxilarly miscalled a worm, which is found to be so destructive to articles of furniture and clothing. "With '^^g-^^^jj^g^^^^^^' the woolly filaments which it thus cuts from the cloth, the caterpillar constructs a tube or ?^^ sheath, which it continually lengthens as it grows. When it Fig. of Tortrix Viridana, finig jtgelf becoming too bulky to be at ease ia this dwelling, it cuts it open along the side, and inserts a piece, by which its capacity is increased. 28. Certain animals, which pass the cold season in a state of lethargy, not only prepare for themselves a suitable retreat, and a soft and comfortable bed, but when they become sensible of the 124. 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 Lardner, Dionysius, 1793-1859. London, Lockwood & co
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