The Pea-Weevil : The Eggs 



of a point through which to penetrate. 

 When it has found this spot, the grub, 

 measuring hardly a millimetre and pale- 

 bodied, with a black cap, pierces the outer 

 wrapper and dives into the capacious sheath 

 of the pod. 



It reaches the peas and perches on the 

 nearest. I watch it through the magnifying- 

 glass, exploring its globe, its world. It sinks 

 a well at right angles to the sphere. I see 

 some which, half-way down, wriggle their 

 tails to stimulate their efforts. After a short 

 spell of work, the miner disappears and is at 

 home. 



The entrance-hole is minute, but is easily 

 recognized at any time by its brown colouring 

 against the pale-green or yellow-green back- 

 ground of the pea. It has no fixed site; 

 we see it more or less anywhere on the 

 surface of the pea, excepting generally on 

 the lower half, that is to say, the hemisphere 

 whose pole is formed by the base of the 

 funicular cord. 



It is precisely in this part that the germ 



is found which will not be consumed and 



will remain capable of developing into an 



embryo plant, in spite of the large hole made 



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