The Processionary : the Moth 



ging, for it would hamper her and would It- 

 self be rumpled and badly creased. There- 

 fore the cylindrical mummy persists until the 

 deliverance is effected; and, if liberty happen 

 to be acquired before the appointed moment, 

 the final evolution does not take place until 

 after a lapse of time in conformity with 

 usage. 



We are acquainted with the equipment 

 for emergence, the tight-fitting jerkin in- 

 dispensable in a narrow gallery. Now, 

 where is the boring-tool? The legs, though 

 free, would here be insufficient: they 

 would scrape the earth laterally, enlar- 

 ging the diameter of the shaft, but could 

 not prolong the exit vertically, above the 

 insect's head. This tool must be in 

 front. 



Pass the tip of your finger over the Moth's 

 head. You will feel a few very rough 

 wrinkles. The magnifying-glass shows us 

 more. We find, between the eyes and higher 

 up, four or five transversal scales, so set as 

 to overlap one another; they are hard and 

 black and are trimmed crescent-wise at the 

 ends. The longest and strongest is the upper- 

 most, which is in the middle of the forehead. 



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