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UP AND DOWN THE BROOKS. 



friend of mine coming upon the spot gathered 

 some of the numerous beetle-larvae 

 that sprinkled the ground. 



Two that were brought me were 

 great, fat white creatures. One 

 when stretched out was about three 

 and a quarter inches long and half 

 an inch broad ; the other measured 

 two and a half inches in length. 



The trunk of the tree, according 



HP to my friend's account, was riddled 

 ^ with the holes of the Iarva3, and 

 " the report was that when the trunk 

 first fell it was swarming with 

 them. Those that I had made no 

 more holes, however, seeming to be 

 content to burrow in the earth at 

 Oak-tnee larva of the bottom of their jar, and nibble 

 Beetle. the live-oak wood put in for their 



benefit. Six little prickles had each larva in lieu 

 of legs, and small reddish spiracles marked the 

 segments of the bodies. 



Larva of Cerambyx heros. 



It must be very discouraging to be knocked 



