. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. Facets qf the Eije of an Insect. Metamorphosis.—The young insect passes through a series of changes before reaching the form of the adult. Thus, a moth, on emerging from the egg, appears as a larva ; if with legs, a caterpillar; if without, a grui or maggot. Its whole business now is to eat, and hence in this stage it is most diqestort appabatot op insects.— injurious to vegetation. After l^'^^^-^^Ts^.^fTZ). repeated molts, to allow for g. Oizmra; h. stomach; I. Intestine; the enlargement of its body, it ^ZJa^: ^""'^ '"'"^' '' ^ usually
. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. Facets qf the Eije of an Insect. Metamorphosis.—The young insect passes through a series of changes before reaching the form of the adult. Thus, a moth, on emerging from the egg, appears as a larva ; if with legs, a caterpillar; if without, a grui or maggot. Its whole business now is to eat, and hence in this stage it is most diqestort appabatot op insects.— injurious to vegetation. After l^'^^^-^^Ts^.^fTZ). repeated molts, to allow for g. Oizmra; h. stomach; I. Intestine; the enlargement of its body, it ^ZJa^: ^""'^ '"'"^' '' ^ usually rolls itself into a co- coon and becomes a pupa, during which stage it remains quiet. At length, the time varying with different species, it bursts forth an imago. It is now furnished with wings, and Mg. 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 Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886. New York, Chicago [etc. ] A. S. Barnes & Company
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