. Insects, their ways and means of living. Insects. Fig. 108. Aphidius, a com- mon small wasplike parasite of aphids Fig. 109. A female Aphidius inserting an egg into the body of a living aphis, where the egg hatches; the larva grows to ma- turity by feeding in the tissues of the aphis. (From Webster) (Fig. 109). Here the egg hatches and the young grub feeds on the juices of the aphid until it is itself hill-grown, by which time the aphid is exhausted and dead. Then the grub slits open the lower wall of the hollow corpse and spins a web between the lips ot the opening and against the surface o
. Insects, their ways and means of living. Insects. Fig. 108. Aphidius, a com- mon small wasplike parasite of aphids Fig. 109. A female Aphidius inserting an egg into the body of a living aphis, where the egg hatches; the larva grows to ma- turity by feeding in the tissues of the aphis. (From Webster) (Fig. 109). Here the egg hatches and the young grub feeds on the juices of the aphid until it is itself hill-grown, by which time the aphid is exhausted and dead. Then the grub slits open the lower wall of the hollow corpse and spins a web between the lips ot the opening and against the surface of the leaf below, which attaches the aphid shell to the support. Thus se- cured, the grub proceeds to give [178]. 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 Snodgrass, R. E. (Robert E. ), 1875-1962. New York Smithsonian Institution series
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