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CHAPTER III. Life begins in the Egg. Spring Time Influence of 

 Heat and Cold Eggs resist great Cold The time of Hatching 

 Escape of the new Creature Connexion between Plants and 

 Insects Changes in the Egg A Spider's Mother's love Experi- 

 ment with two Spiders Anecdote of an Earwig Enormous 

 number of Eggs of different Insects 57 



PAST II. THE LARVA. 



CHAPTER I The Young Larva. Affection of a Field-Bug An Ear- 

 wig Mother Anecdote of a Spider Ant-Nurses Varieties of 

 Larvse The Larva born Forms of Larvae Larvse of Butterflies- 

 Structure of a Larva 79 



CHAPTER Tl. Habits of the Larva. The Lion of the Aphides its 

 Courage The Ant-Lion The "Giant Grim" of Insects For- 

 mation of its Trap An Insect Excavator The Den A Stone in 

 it A captive Ant Principle of Compensation The Sand- Wasp's 

 Den A Warrior- Wasp An Insect Duel The Kakerlac and the 

 Bandit Wasp The Corpse carried home A Wasp clad in the 

 Wings and Limbs of Insects The Tiger Beetle Larva Dragon- 

 Ely Larva its curious Mask a ferocious creature Ravages of 

 Cockchafer Larvse Lamp Oil got from Larvse " Old Father ' 

 Long-legs " The Gamma Moth and its Larva Magical Origin of 

 The excessive numbers of the Larvse Destruction of Trees by 

 Larvae Killed by rain The Weevil Insects on board Ship Appe- 

 tite of Larvse Silk-Worm Larva Larvse enormous Eaters 

 Growth of Larvse . . . 8 



