. Elementary agriculture . Courtesy U. S. Dept. of Agriculture Fig. 42. May beetle, called also June beetle or June bug; a, beetle; b, pupa; c, egg; d, newly-hatched larva; e, mature larva; f, anal segment of same from below. They stop only long enough to cast their coats. The kinds that live on flesh have, in some instances, been known to eat two hundred times their own weight in a single day. Pupa Stage. The larva then goes into a resting or sleeping state, enclosing itself in a case of some kind. This is called the pupa stage. Silkworms spin for their pupa stage a silken covering called a c
. Elementary agriculture . Courtesy U. S. Dept. of Agriculture Fig. 42. May beetle, called also June beetle or June bug; a, beetle; b, pupa; c, egg; d, newly-hatched larva; e, mature larva; f, anal segment of same from below. They stop only long enough to cast their coats. The kinds that live on flesh have, in some instances, been known to eat two hundred times their own weight in a single day. Pupa Stage. The larva then goes into a resting or sleeping state, enclosing itself in a case of some kind. This is called the pupa stage. Silkworms spin for their pupa stage a silken covering called a cocoon. While in this state the insects go through many wonderful changes. Wings and legs are grown and after a short time the full grown or adult
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