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116. Nest of Mole-Cricket . . . . . .266 



117. Acrida Verrucivora depositing her eggs .... 269 



118. Transformations of the Cockchafer 276 



119. Ant-hive or Formicary .291 



120. Floor of Ant-nest 292 



121. Insecure Nest propped up by Ants ..... 293 



122. Nest of Wood-Ant 295 



123. Artificial Formicary 298 



124. Portion of a tree tunnelled by Jet Ants . . . 302 



125. Formica fuliginosa 304 



126. Crematogaster 310 



127. Nests of Polyracliis bispino&a and P. textor . . . 311 



128. Termes bellicosus in the winged state . . . .317 



129. Queen Termite distended with eggs 320 



130. Tree-nest of Termites arborum, and Hill-nests of T. bellicosus 324 



131. Turret-nests of White Ants 326 



132. Leg and Pro-leg of Caterpillar . _ . . . .331 



133. Caterpillar of Goat-Moth . . . . . 332 



134. Interior structure of Cossus ...... 333 



135. Side view and section of Silk-tube of Cossus . . . 334 



136. Labium of Cossus 334 



137. Cocoons of Emperor-Moth 343 



138. Cocoon of Arctia villica ....... 345 



139. Net-work Cocoon 345 



140. Nest of Puss-Moth 347 



141. Caterpillars of small Ermine on Siberian crab . . . 351 



142. Winter-nests of Porthesia chrysorrhcea . . . 352 



143. Winter-nests of Social Caterpillars 353 



144. Pendulous Leaves 356 



145. Nest of Larrada 357 



146. Nests of Polybia 358 



147. Nests of Oiheticus, &c. . . . . . . . 359 



148. Nests of Pelopxw, &c 361 



149. Bombycidse 363 



150. Processionary Caterpillars . . . . . .' 364 



151. Nest of do 365 



152. Garden Spider suspended by single thread . . . 367 



153. Spinnerets of Spiders ....... 368 



154. Single thread of Spider, greatly magnified . . . 369 



155. Attached end of Spider's thread 369 



156. Geometric Net of Epeira diadema 387 



157. Nest of the Mason-Spider 389 



158. Nest of Mygale sauvagesii ....... 391 



