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2. What is its fitness for its place of living? 



a. In locomotion. Does it swim, creep, walk, jump, or fly? 

 Or has it more than one of these modes of locomotion ? How is 

 it fitted for moving? 



b. General form. Is it slender or stout? Rough or smooth? 

 Does it fold the wings when at rest, or keep them extended? 

 Why? 



c. Color. How is its -color related to that of its surroundings ? 

 Would some other color be as suitable for it? 



3. What does it eat? What kind of mouth parts has it, and 

 how are they adapted for the food? Does it eat little or much? 

 Does it store food, or depend on foraging daily? 



4. Does the insect grow ? If so, is the growth like that of other 

 animals ? 



5. What enemies has this insect? How does it escape or 

 avoid them ? 



6. Has this insect a home? Or any regular place to which it 

 resorts? Where does it stay at night ? In rough weather? Does 

 it work by day or at night ? 



7. Does it lead a solitary life? Or is it social? If social, to 

 what extent is there division of labor in the community ? 



8. How many kinds of insects in the community? How do 

 the sexes differ in appearance, structure, and habits? 



9. Do they live over winter? What provision is there for the 

 continuation of the species? How long does an individual live? 

 Are the different forms equally long-lived ? 



10. What are the stages of its development? Is there a meta- 

 morphosis, or merely an increase in size? How long is it in 

 reaching maturity? 



11. What senses does it use in its daily round? Are these well 

 developed? Has it a sense of direction? Does it ever get lost? 



12. If it visits plants, does it show preference for any particular 

 plant? Does it visit many kinds of plants? What does it get 

 from the plant? Does it do the plant any harm? Does it do 

 the plant any good? 



