226 LIFE IN THE INSECT WORLD. 



Mary. A hundred ! where did you get a 

 hundred ? Do let us see them. 



Harriet. Oh, they are only Aphides, all 

 sticking together on a branch ; it is very easy to 

 get a hundred of them. 



Renei. Indeed, I think it is a great matter 

 to get a hundred cows into one little box. You 

 know these are the ants' cows. 



Harriet. So they are ; I forgot that. 



Jlunt M. I think you have all done ex- 

 tremely well, and we shall have plenty of sub- 

 jects for our evening's conversation. We will 

 examine our prisoners now, and release them 

 as soon as we can. I think poor Katy seems 

 rather the most uneasy in its confinement ; sup- 

 pose we look at it first, and let it go. I will 

 hold it gently in my hand a few minutes, 

 while we observe it more closely. Is it not 

 beautiful ? 



Harriet. Yes ; see its long antennae, and 

 little pink eyes, and its wings too, the)'- look like 

 delicate green leaves. 



Jiunt M. These are only the wing-cases ; 

 and you see that they completely enclose the 

 body, meeting above and below. 



