. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. 38 Marvels of Insect Life. ^^ The tioAT-MciTii's Knkmv. Thr life Ktor\' nf tln' |[nDt-tiiolh Is nltiii fiit shorl by thi* '. whiih in thi' Rnib ntatc fii-it» itumi (he catirpilLir anil ctirvMli«, niiil hilN it. ITh- hRiini an- of the niab- (jbovi) ant) Ifinal-'. »ih1 arp slightly W** than thr artiial mu:. 'A F T'm^f. FES. The Coat-Moth. H'salis. Its hrown- jfiry colouring so nrarly n-si'mbii's tht' appi'ar- anrr of ;hi' bark thai it is not at all ronsplcuonx. Tile fiiniily ' ti» uhiili
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. 38 Marvels of Insect Life. ^^ The tioAT-MciTii's Knkmv. Thr life Ktor\' nf tln' |[nDt-tiiolh Is nltiii fiit shorl by thi* '. whiih in thi' Rnib ntatc fii-it» itumi (he catirpilLir anil ctirvMli«, niiil hilN it. ITh- hRiini an- of the niab- (jbovi) ant) Ifinal-'. »ih1 arp slightly W** than thr artiial mu:. 'A F T'm^f. FES. The Coat-Moth. H'salis. Its hrown- jfiry colouring so nrarly n-si'mbii's tht' appi'ar- anrr of ;hi' bark thai it is not at all ronsplcuonx. Tile fiiniily ' ti» uhiili tlicv U'lmif,' liiivr Ix-i-n wcll-iallcd iMbhrr-tlif., iiiid tlicv iippnir ti) !itt;ifk iinytliiti;; tliiit I'ciino ni tliiir way. Tin' (;nib tif the honifl-fly is miifh likr tlmt of till' j,'a(l-fly. It lives in thr Krouiul. and, liki' its niotlifr, at tlic expense of 4)tIuT liisi-cts, the j^rubs of brrtlfs bfing amon^' its mon* frctiiunt victims. The Goat-Moth. Ofti-n during' a country ramblr tlu- cnt*)- ni()lot;ist can surprise a companion by declaring that a tvt'f in the immediate neif^hbourhotKl is beinj,' destroyed by tlie caterpillars of the goat- motli.'-^ If the other knows that the goat-moth caterpillar is an internal feeder the assertion may appear rather rash, for even caterpillars ttiat are four inches long cannot be seen through the bark of a tree. Hut the caterpillar in this case gives off a strong odour hke that of the male goat, and by some persons its fragrance can be distinguished at a distance. In the neighbour- hood of an infested tree in autumn one may meet with great, full-grown caterpillars marching across a road in order to fmd a suitable situation in which to spin a cocoon and turn to a chrysalis. It is remarkable that so big a caterpillar may do this with impunity, but it is more than probable that its odour is sufificicntly offensi\'e to protect it from attack. Its colour is a pinkish yellow along the sides, which merges into polished dark red al
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