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2. Describe the colors of your ladybird. How many kinds have you 

 seen? 



3. Can you see the ladybird's head and antennae? Can you see, back 

 of the head, the thorax covered with a shield? How is this ornamented? 



4. What are the colors of the wing covers? How many spots are there 

 on them? Describe the position of the wing covers when the ladybird 

 is flying. Where does the ladybird keep her true wings when at rest? 

 Describe the wings. 



5. Note the legs and feet and describe them. To what part of the 

 body are the legs attached? Is the ladybird a good runner? 



6. Describe how a ladybird plays possum when disturbed. Of what 

 use is this to the insect? 



7. Describe a young ladybird. Does it look like its mother? What is 

 its shape? Is it polished like its mother, or is it warty and velvety? 



8. How does it act when eating? Can you see how it uses its jaws 

 when eating ? Describe its legs. Is there a claw at the end of each foot ? 



9. Describe the action of the ladybird larvae in attacking and eating 

 plant lice or scale insects. 



10. Describe how a ladybird larva grows by shedding its skin. 



11. Feed the larva by placing it on fresh plants covered with plant 

 lice, and note its growth. What happens when it changes into a pupa? 

 How does it look when in the pupa state? What happens when the pupa 

 skin bursts? 



12. Where do the ladybirds spend the winter? Why should we take 

 good care of them? 



THE KINDS OF SPIDERS MOST COMMONLY SEEN 

 Anna Botsford Comstock 



The web weavers. — These spiders include the cobweb weavers, in the 

 corners of ceilings or cellars; the funnel- web weavers, which spin their 

 sheets of web on the grass; the curled-thread weavers, which spin irregular 

 webs over weeds and flowers, especially goldenrod and wild plants; and 

 the orb-web weavers. 



The crab spiders. — These spin no webs, but lie in wait for their prey. 

 They are crab-like in appearance and move backward as readily as forward. 

 They live chiefly on fences and on plants; some of the species conceal 

 themselves in flowers, where they lie in wait for visiting insects. These 

 spiders are colored like the flower in which they hide; they are yellow 

 when in the goldenrod, and white when in the white trillium. 



The running spiders. — These, are large, dark-colored, hairy spiders 

 often found under stones and logs or boards. They run very swiftly 



