CHAPTER VII. 



FOREST LIFE. 



DELIGHTFUL place for the study of in- 

 sect life, especially on a hot summer day, 

 is the margin of a forest. Here abound 

 innumerable species, exhibiting the great- 

 est variety of habits. And the charm of 

 a holiday spent in the shade can be increased mani- 

 fold by watching and collecting them. 



The best places for the study of forest insects are 

 the edges of woods, groves, isolated forest trees 

 growing in open fields or by roadsides, and fringes 

 of trees along the banks of streams. The depths of 

 dense forests are inhabited by a much smaller number 

 of kinds of insects than the places just named. 



In the chapters on Pond Life, Brook Life, and 

 Orchard Life detailed directions have been given for 

 the study of the insects mentioned. But by the time 

 the student has reached this chapter he should have 

 become sufficiently familiar with the methods of 

 study to be able to plan his own investigations ; 

 hence the chief object of this chapter is to point out 

 subjects for study. 



'Tis a woodland enchanted ! 

 The great August noonlight, 

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