The Life-Story of Insects
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The Life-Story of Insects is by George H. Carpenter. The text says that the caterpillar differs markedly from its parent in its outward structure, in its mode of progression, and in its manner of feeding. The text says that the butterfly sucks nectar or other liquid food, while the caterpillar bites up and devours solid vegetable substances, such as the leaves of herbs or trees.
The text says that the Bluebottle maggot burrows into flesh, that of the House-fly into horse-dung or vegetable refuse, and that the maggot of the Cabbage-fly eats its way into the roots of cruciferous plants. The text says a large number of species, forming an entire subfamily (the Tachininae), have larvae that feed as parasites within the bodies of other insects.
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- Author
- George H. Carpenter
- Reading time
- About 2 hours
- Pages
- 99
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Popular Science
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