106 LIFE IN THE INSECT WORLD. 



that he was obliged to look very closely to see 

 the perfect shape of the body, which was plump 

 and purely white. You see they are a little co- 

 lored now, from having been kept so long. Now 

 I want you to look at one of them through the 

 microscope. 



Mary. Oh, yes ; I have never seen a micro- 

 scope. 



Anna. Neither have I. 



Aunt M. Very well, you shall all see it. 

 Here it is. But we will first take one of the 

 little fellows out, and put him on this piece of 

 black silk. Now shut one eye, and look through 

 the glass with the other; that is right. How does 

 it look now ? 



Mary. Why it looks very large. 



Aunt M. How large. 



Mary. Oh, I don't know, but very large ; 

 a great deal larger than it did before. 



Aunt M. Suppose we give the microscope 

 to Renee now, and let her tell us how the locust 

 looks. 



Renee. It looks nearly half as large as a pea, 

 and I can see its little head and legs. 

 Aunt M. How many legs has it? 

 Renee. One, two, three, four, five, six. I 



