20 LIFE IN THE INSECT WORLD. 



EVENING SECOND. 



TRANSFORMATIONS OF INSECTS. 



Jlunt M. Nature is full of wonders ; the 

 most astonishing changes are constantly going 

 on around us: and just because they are con- 

 stantly going on ; because the sun rises every 

 morning and sets every evening, and the stars 

 shine nightly above our heads; because the 

 plants come up every spring from the seed 

 which has been sown in the earth, and put 

 forth their beautiful leaves and blossoms ; and 

 because animals may always be seen around 

 us ; they often cease to excite our admiration 

 and our gratitude. But I do not wish that this 

 should be the case with you. I want that your 

 eyes should be open to perceive the wonders and 



