WATER INSECTS. 



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It some- 



body is of a blood red colour, and its tail is forked, 

 times comes out for a fly at night." 



" And what is the fearfully ugly thing climbing up that reed- 

 stem just out of the water ? " 



PUPA OF DRAGON-FLY. 



COMPOUND EYE OF DRAGON-FLY (SECTION). 



" Oh, that is the larva of the dragon-fly. Thejty is about to 

 come out of the case. Just watch it for a while." 



The larva of the dragon-fly is one of the ugliest of creatures. 

 It has a long light-brown body and six legs. It has a fierce 



LARVA OF GNAT. 



ESCAPE OF GNAT FROM ITS PUPA-CASE. 





wide mouth and projecting eyes. Attached to its head are two 

 claws, which with a pincer-like movement, catch up anything 

 eatable and pass it to the mouth. In its larva and pupa state 

 it has just the same appearance, and when it is about to change 

 into a perfect dragon-fly it climbs up out of the water and 



