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LIVING CREATURES. 



plants; and the mother, during her brief life, is seek- 

 ing to deposit her treasures upon that particular plant 

 which, after her caterpillar infants are hatched, will 

 afford them their proper food. 



Does the child resemble its mother? Look at both 

 very carefully. The caterpillar is composed of thir- 

 teen rings joined together. The three main parts of 



Swallow-tailed Butterfly Papilio. 



the butterfly's body show the traces of as many rings. 

 The caterpillar has six jointed legs on three of the 

 rings behind its head, quite like the six legs of its 

 mother. These remain with it through life. The four 

 pairs of legs on the rear part of its body called pro- 

 legs are soft, and disappear after a while. The but- 

 terfly breathes through holes in its body as does the 



