PART II. THE LARVA. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE YOUNG LARVA. 



THE generality of insects, as has been before 

 mentioned, are destined never to behold the birth 

 of their progeny, nor to experience either the 

 pleasures or the cares of parents surrounded by 

 their families. Their anxieties cease when they 

 have carefully stored up their eggs, and their exist- 

 ence is generally soon afterwards at an end. The 

 insect world, therefore, presents us with but few 

 opportunities of witnessing the display of a pa- 

 rental affection on the part of its members ; but, 

 as was mentioned in the conclusion of the last 

 chapter, a few examples of the kind do exist, 



