. Boys and girls in biology : or, Simple studies of the lower forms of life. Biology. 180 BOYS AND GIRLS IN BIOLOGY. the closer you see them, and the wrong side is often as beautiful as the right. Just that dust of meal the but- terfly leaves on your fingers contains colors as rich as the rainbow, and jewels as brilliant as the pearl, topaz, and sapphire, all shining together. If you examine them separately, you will find many different shapes; most of them resemble leaves, and the little stem that fastens them to the wing looks like the foot-stalk, or petiole, of the leaf (Figs. 146-150). One
. Boys and girls in biology : or, Simple studies of the lower forms of life. Biology. 180 BOYS AND GIRLS IN BIOLOGY. the closer you see them, and the wrong side is often as beautiful as the right. Just that dust of meal the but- terfly leaves on your fingers contains colors as rich as the rainbow, and jewels as brilliant as the pearl, topaz, and sapphire, all shining together. If you examine them separately, you will find many different shapes; most of them resemble leaves, and the little stem that fastens them to the wing looks like the foot-stalk, or petiole, of the leaf (Figs. 146-150). One is formed just like a battledore. Each tiny scale has three layers; those Fig. Butterfly's Wing, showing how the Scales are fastened, and the Scaes of the Fastenings. outside are highly colored and decorated, while the inside one is plain and forms a foundation for the or- namental work. The wing itself where the scales are. 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 Stevenson, Sarah Hackett, 1843-1909; Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895. New York : D. Appleton and company
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