LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. iii 



34. The Geometrid Horror 103 



35. Tussock Moth, Orgia Leueostigma, Male, Female and 



Larva . . . . 105 



36. Cocoon of Tussock Moth . . " . . . .106 



37. Our Imported Protectors 109 



38. A Mother Moth 110 



39. A Geometrid Turnvereiu Ill 



40. Orchard Moth 113 



41. The Clothes Barker's Paradise 115 



42. Ancient Cave-dwellers 133 



43. Cave-dwellers, Ancient and Modern .... 127 



44. Turret Spider's Nest and Tower .... 131 



45. Cotton-lined Nest of Turret Spider . . . .133 



46. A Mother Spider and her Brood .... 137 



47. " She had so many children, she didn't know what to 



do" . . : 138 



48. Seaside Residence of Turret Spider .... 149 

 40. Entrance to the Humble Bees' Cave .... 145 



50. The Mole Cricket — its Cave and Eggs . . . 149 



51. Queen, Male, Workers Minor and Major of Hnrable- 



Bee {Bonibtis ^Virginicus') ..... 153 



52. Wild Aborigines Exterminated by the Enticements of 



the Jug . . . • 156 



53. Cave and Cell-nest of Humble-Bees .... 159 



54. The Dude of the Beehive— Poor Drone ! . . .161 



55. Humble-Bee Upholstery- Worker Burrowing for Root- 



lets, and Queen Covering her Nest .... 165 



56. Mattress-making — " Tucking up the Tufts of Up- 



holstery " 167 



57. Apiarian Enemies and Friends 172 



58. Curtain of Wax-workers 175 



59. Face of Humble-Bee— Showing Tongue . . .177 



60. Mrs. Bumble Fills the Honey Jars .... 179 



61. The Basket Bee • . 180 



62. Hind Leg of a Working Humble Bee, to Show the 



Basket . . .' 181 



63. The Basket-burdened Bee comes Home . . . 182 



64. A Spider's Suspension Bridge 190 



65. Kiting the Cataract 195 



66. Ballooning or Flying Spiders 197 



67. Ballooning Spider Preparing to Ascend . . . 199 



68. The Original Brookline Bridge — " Engineer Arachne 



Makes the First Crossing 201 



69. Silken Bridge Built by Baby Spiders . . . .204 



70. Water Spiders and their Egg-Sac Caisson . . . 208 



