. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. The egg of the cotton moth, greatly enlarged. From Manual for the Study of Insects. or grubs. The larval stage is always devoted to feeding and to growth. It is the chief business of the larva to eat diligently and to attain maturity as soon as possible; for often the length of the larval period depends more upon food than upon lapse of time. All insects have their skele- tons on the outside of the body; that is, the outer covering of the body is chitinous, and the soft and inner part
. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. The egg of the cotton moth, greatly enlarged. From Manual for the Study of Insects. or grubs. The larval stage is always devoted to feeding and to growth. It is the chief business of the larva to eat diligently and to attain maturity as soon as possible; for often the length of the larval period depends more upon food than upon lapse of time. All insects have their skele- tons on the outside of the body; that is, the outer covering of the body is chitinous, and the soft and inner parts are attached to it and supported. The forest tent-caterpillar shedding its skin. Photo by M. V. 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 Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Publishing Company
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