July-August iSSS.] PSYCHE. 83 



of the inside and the upper surface of streaked and blotched so tliat it 1-ears no 

 the shelf arc then plastered over with a inconsiderable resemblance, in color at 

 dense coating of brown silk and the least, to the droppings of some birds, a 

 flaps drawn together ; more than that, circumstance which doubtless serves it 

 with strangest foresight, the petiole of as some sort of protection. Its body is 

 the leaf is thoroughly fastened to the humped and the bosses bear tubercles 

 stem bv numberless threads passed which give it a somewhat repulsive as- 

 carefully anil tightly around both; into pect ; especially a pair a little behind 

 this cylinder it then crawls head fore- the head are raised aloft tliickly studded 

 most, completely filling the cavity, with prominences, the eftcct of which 

 closing the bevelled hinder opening is heightened by the creature's habit of 

 with the sloping tuberculate and sharp- arching this part of the body, bending 

 ened terminal segments, sure to find its head to the ground and raising aloft 

 itself there when the long night of winter its hinder part, also studded with 

 is passed. No, not quite sure, for wasps roughened processes. Altogether it is 

 or some other strong predaceous insects a rather hideous beast. Then too, if 

 will tear this fine castle open and disturbed, it raises the front half of its 

 destroy its single occupant. Whether body from the ground and uses it as a 

 it is an additional safeguard or not, it is kind of whip-lash throwing it to one 

 an instructive fact that, at least where side and the other with great violence, 

 the winters are most severe, nearly all When it walks it moves with a slow 

 these hibei nacnla are made out of leaves and cautious tread, its head trembling 

 so near the ground that the snow covers as if it had the palsy. All this is doubt- 

 them with its warming mantle ; and less to inspire fear to such enemies as 

 what is more, in certain cases they so might be tempted to attack it, but to 

 closely resemble the winter buds and how much avail we can hardh' tell. Tt 

 bursting leaves of the new vear that is certainly- attacked in considerable 

 they must sometimes deceive their nimibers by a parasitic hymenopteron, 

 prowling foes of the early spring. the young of which live within on the 

 Shortly after it appears again in the juices of the body and escape from the 

 spring and has fed on the tender buds chrysalis when that is formed, 

 and just OjDening leaves, it moults The chrysalis, helpless thing, proba- 

 again, usually upon the shelf of its bly hangs quite exposed upon the stem 

 hibernaculum but no longer devours its of the plant which has given the eater- 

 skin, as it quits the immediate neigh- pillar nourishment. We know it almost 

 borhood. It now changes its liver}- as entirely from those raised in confine- 

 well and is a most extraordinary look- ment. It has an oddly shaped form 

 ing object, withal very conspicuous. with a great projection on the back like 

 Dark and light green and cream color a Roman nose, and is of a dark green 

 strive for the mastery and leave it or greenish brown color varied with 



