The Natural History of Insects, Volume 2

abdomen animal antennæ appears attacks bark become beetle blow-fly body branches butterfly caterpillar cause Cecidomyia CHAPTER chry chrysalis cicada circumstance claws cocoon colour Count Dandolo covered crabs creatures deposited destroy devour earth eggs emperor moth entomologists escape feed female flies fluid former fourth age galls gnat ground grubs habits hairs hatched head heat inches inclosed inhabitants kind Kirby and Spence larva larvæ leaf leaves legs length light limbs lobster locusts luminous male manner membrane Messrs metamorphoses mode mole cricket months moth moulting mouth mulberry musquito NATURAL HISTORY naturalist observed organs oval ovipositor perfect insect plants produced pupa purpose rearing Reaumur remains remarkable resemble season second age seen shell side silk silk-worm silken simulium singular skin species spiders spinning spot substance sufficient supposed surface swarm threads transformations trees various vegetable whilst wings worms young