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OTHER COMMON INSECTS 



Tent caterpillars spin cocoons and form small brown moths. Celery 

 "worms" hang in a loop and form a black, swallowtail butterfly which 

 feeds on the nectar of lilacs and the rhododendrons of city parks. 



The black spiny caterpillars of the willows and elms hang free from the 

 knot of silk and form the mourning cloak butterfly. 



Tomato "worms" burrow into the ground and form a large-bodied, 

 small-winged moth, a sphinx moth. 



20. Hymenoptera — The Honeybee. — In contrast to the 

 Lepidoptera, which, as has been said, are probably the most 



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Figure 33. — 



a, Honey Bee Worker ; b, Queen ; c, Drone. 

 Twice natural size. 



destructive order, we find the Hymenoptera (hy-men-op'- 

 ter-a: Greek, hymenos, membrane or thin skin; pteron, 

 wing) that are of the greatest value to man. This order 

 includes the bees, wasps, ants, ichneumons, and the like. 



