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giving the number of its segments, its colors, and markings, the number of 

 its legs, and. the appearance of the breathing pores. 



9. Why does the fully grown caterpillar leave the tree and crawl down 

 to find a place to hide? What does it do in its hiding place? 



10. Describe the cocoon. Where was it spun? Cut open a cocoon and 

 describe the pupa. What happens to the insect during its pupa state? 

 Collect all the cocoons you can find and put them in a box, so that you 

 can secure the moths when they issue. Describe one of these moths. 



1 1 . How can we protect our orchards from these caterpillars ? How do 

 the chickadees help us in this work? 



12. Are these tent caterpillars more common some years than others? 

 Did you notice many of their white tents the past summer? Watch for 

 them next spring and see whether they are common again. On what 

 kinds of trees and shrubs do you find these tents ? Are there more on 

 wild cherry than on any other plant ? 



Tent of the apple-tree tent-caterp-llar 



