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STORIES OF INSECT LIFE. 



hairy and has a distinct white stripe along the middle of the 

 back, on each side of which are short yellow lines. The sides 

 are partially covered with paler lines, spotted and streaked 

 with blue. The lower surface of the body is black. 



Fig. 7. — Wild Cherry Tree, showing Nests of Tent Caterpillars. 



You can easily watch the growth of these caterpillars by 

 placing two or three of them in a glass-covered box, having 

 a little sand or earth in the bottom. Feed them every day 

 with apple or wild cherry leaves freshly dipped in water. 



