CONTENTS 



CHAP. 



I. The Dominant Insect 

 II. The Young Insect 



III. The Origin of Insects . 



IV. Mouth-parts, Wings, and Legs 

 V. The Classification of Insects 



VI. The Senses of Insects . 

 VII. The Behaviour of Insects . 

 A'llT. Protective Resemblance 



IX. Warning Colours and Mimicry 

 X. The Problem of Defence 

 XI. Carnivorous Insects 

 XII. Plant-eating Insects 



XIII. Insects and Flowers 



XIV. The Enemies of Insects 

 XV. The Courtship of Insects 



XVI. The Insect as a Parent 



XVII. Insect Communities 



XVIII. Insects in the Water . 



XIX. Mankind and the Insect 



Index 



I'AGE 

 1 



13 



29 

 41 

 57 

 101 

 118 

 128 

 144 

 162 



173 



191 

 214 

 244 

 252 

 262 

 '274 

 310 

 319 



337 



VII 



