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STORIES OF INSECT LIFE. 



black and white, and having 

 its body. 



Should you be able to 

 watch one of these queer 

 willow cases when the 

 "pussies" are appearing 

 you might see the caterpillar, 

 recalled to life by the spring 

 sunshine, crawl out back- 

 ward from its winter home. 



many hairs and tubercles on 



Fig. 37. — Chrysalis of Viceroy Butterfly 



Fig. 36. — Viceroy Caterpillar. 



Then it searches for one of the 

 willow " pussies " and 

 nibbles at it to satisfy 

 the hunger brought on 

 by its long fast. It 

 continues to feed upon 

 the " pussies " day after 

 day until the leaves 

 appear. Then it eats 

 them. 



The caterpillar is 

 likely to remain near 

 the case in which it has 

 spent the winter, and 

 to return to it when not 

 eating. It then often 

 rests motionless upon it 

 for hours during the 

 day. Its mottled colors 

 render it inconspicuous, 

 or make it look ' like 

 the droppings of a bird. 

 One of these cater- 



