Elementary studies in insect life Elementary studies in insect life elementarystudie00hunt Year: 1902 48 ELEMENTARY STUDIKS IX TNSKCT II. enemies. The lacewinged fly [ finds her offspring fond of their uhhatched brethren; so the mother insect pro- FIG. 33. Lace-winged fly and eggs, showing means of protection used by mother in placing eggs on stiff stalks of hard silk about one-half inch high. vides a defense for her young still in the helpless stage hy placing each egg upon a pedicel (Fig 33). Now as each egg hatches, the young one drops down upon the

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