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in the females ; but in the males, there 

 is besides this mark, a considerable dif- 

 ference in the antennai' or horns. 



At the time when the female is going to 

 lay its eggs it quits the flowers, and goesfor 

 some time to the apple-tree or hawthorn, 

 where it deposits them in a safe place. 



If this is done in summer, the young 

 ones will come out in two or three weeks, 

 but when the eggs are laid in the autumn, 

 they will remain as they are till the next 

 spring, or longer. In all cases the young 

 ones iind their food immediately on the 

 spot where they are hatched. Here is 

 a wonderful thing to contemplate ! Who 

 has told the female that her offspring 

 cannot find nourishment on the flowers, 

 but on the trees ? and who has taught her 

 to prefer the apple-tree or the hawthorn 

 to all other sorts of trees and plants ? 

 How does she know that the young ones 

 cannot fly about like herself for their 

 food, supposing they should not find 

 nourishment on the place where they 

 creep out? How wonderfully does the 

 Almighty provide even for such a des- 

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