Insect artizans and their work . 1% 8 ?- H ^: u 0 3 M C/i 5 0 0 0 >. a s 0 J d rt < - 0 H = ~ 0 P. u 3 c - tn VI o H o O) to tj ^ a Pi ^ a •a o li d, _: >. <-- 5 Cu pq a TAILORS 183 the shears, the making of neat seams, and thefinishing off and fitting. These forms of disguiseare chiefly found among the moths and beetles,the former adapting foreign materials to their use,and the latter relying chiefly upon their ownsubstance. Among the best known of these lepidopteroustailors—from the fact that figures of their cases have frequently appeared in natural-history books—are the caterpi
Insect artizans and their work . 1% 8 ?- H ^: u 0 3 M C/i 5 0 0 0 >. a s 0 J d rt < - 0 H = ~ 0 P. u 3 c - tn VI o H o O) to tj ^ a Pi ^ a •a o li d, _: >. <-- 5 Cu pq a TAILORS 183 the shears, the making of neat seams, and thefinishing off and fitting. These forms of disguiseare chiefly found among the moths and beetles,the former adapting foreign materials to their use,and the latter relying chiefly upon their ownsubstance. Among the best known of these lepidopteroustailors—from the fact that figures of their cases have frequently appeared in natural-history books—are the caterpillars of the genus Psyche. These,as soon as they quit the egg, spin a silken jacket,attaching to the exterior bits of the food-plantwhich they have bitten off. These pieces areattached by one end only so that they one suit of clot
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