. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. HOW SILK IS MADE. 24'J. left the leaves. But one morn- ing they did not seem so hungry. They wan- dered about, and climbed up the bun- dles of straw I h<i(l set for them. In a little while, many of them began to spin the most beautiful silken threads, very much as a spider does. Back and forth, over and over, in loops like a figure 8, went their queer '' hooded " heads. By and by each one could be seen inside a beautiful silk- en A eil, or shell, about the feize of a large peanut. The w
. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. HOW SILK IS MADE. 24'J. left the leaves. But one morn- ing they did not seem so hungry. They wan- dered about, and climbed up the bun- dles of straw I h<i(l set for them. In a little while, many of them began to spin the most beautiful silken threads, very much as a spider does. Back and forth, over and over, in loops like a figure 8, went their queer '' hooded " heads. By and by each one could be seen inside a beautiful silk- en A eil, or shell, about the feize of a large peanut. The worm continued to spin until the veil was too thick for ^ us to see V through ; ^<^Q but we /'^<C^' \ could hear his little " click, click, click," as he worked. The worms liave to be killed in the case. If they are allowed to live they will break the delicate threads. We did not kill them all, however. I wish you could have seen the room when we gathered the cocoons, which is the proper name for the peanut-shaped home of the silk-worm. AH along the ceil- ing, behind the window-curtain, on papa's desk, in baby's over-. 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 Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943. Boston, Estes and Lauriat
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