The natural history of Barbados : in ten books . OF Ihe Natural Hiflory of the Book O F FLYING INSECTS. H O unthinking and incurious People may look upon thefeto be the moft ufelefs Part of the Animal Creation ; yet,upon a narrow Infpe£lion into the Ufe of every Species, wefind a providential Defign, in not only their Make and Qua-lities, but likewife in the Time and Seafon of their Appear-ance, which never happens till fo late in the Spring, that he, who fillethevery thing living with Plenteoufnefs^ hath provided them with Leaves ofTrees, their proper Food, whilft in their reptile State
The natural history of Barbados : in ten books . OF Ihe Natural Hiflory of the Book O F FLYING INSECTS. H O unthinking and incurious People may look upon thefeto be the moft ufelefs Part of the Animal Creation ; yet,upon a narrow Infpe£lion into the Ufe of every Species, wefind a providential Defign, in not only their Make and Qua-lities, but likewife in the Time and Seafon of their Appear-ance, which never happens till fo late in the Spring, that he, who fillethevery thing living with Plenteoufnefs^ hath provided them with Leaves ofTrees, their proper Food, whilft in their reptile State. They likewife at that Seafon (except what Providence referves to con-tinue and propagate the Species) become exceedingly ufeful, being thenthe deftined neceffary Food of young Birds. But, when thefe crawling Worms come to their full Growth, they Ipin;and, after a wonderful manner, inwrap themfelves in a Tomb of theirown making. Here they reft for a while ; and, in a fhort time after, they break throthis temporary Prifon, and become Butterflies. In this State, decked in all the gaud
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