. Insect architecture. Insects. 332 INSECT AKCHITECTURK. with silk, in which the caterpillars live harmoniously Pendulous leaf-nests, from Bonnet. In a recently published volume of 'Travels in Mexico,' we find a very remarkable account of some pendulous nests of caterpillars, which appear to be almost as curious as the nests of the pasteboard-mak- ing wasps, described at p. 88. The author of these travels does not define the species of caterpillar whose constructions attracted his observation. He says, " After having ascended for about an hour, we came to the region of oaks and
. Insect architecture. Insects. 332 INSECT AKCHITECTURK. with silk, in which the caterpillars live harmoniously Pendulous leaf-nests, from Bonnet. In a recently published volume of 'Travels in Mexico,' we find a very remarkable account of some pendulous nests of caterpillars, which appear to be almost as curious as the nests of the pasteboard-mak- ing wasps, described at p. 88. The author of these travels does not define the species of caterpillar whose constructions attracted his observation. He says, " After having ascended for about an hour, we came to the region of oaks and other majestically tall trees, the names of which I could not learn. Suspended from their stately branches were innu- merable nests, enclosed, apparently, in white paper bags, in the manner of bunches of grapes in Eng- land, to preserve them from birds and flies. I had the curiosity to examine one of them, which I found to contain numberless caterpillars. The texture is so strong that it is not easily torn ; and the interior contained a quantity of green leaves, to support the numerous progeny within.* * Hardy's Travels in the Interior of Mexico, p. 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 Rennie, James, 1787-1867. London, M. A. Nattali
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