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culent : there is, however, only one a$ yet 129. 

 excluded (fix o'clock in the evening) and another TENTHREDO 

 which feems ready to burft forth : the nidus, THETURXEP 

 on the undcr-iide of the leaf, being fvvelled to 

 the ftretch ; and fomewhat on one fide is a large 

 black fpeckj over which the leaf has a ihining 

 glofly appearance. Cut off the margin of the 

 leaf, and fhut it up in a box. 



SEPTEMBER 10. This morning 1 it is come 

 forth, and has eaten a pit in the leaf large 

 enough to bury itfelf. 



Examining the leaves in the garden-pot, I 

 find them fwarming with young caterpillars, 

 which have been excluded laft night ; fo that 

 ten days may be taken as a mean continuance 

 in the egg-ftate. 



Examining thefe leaves {till further, I per- 

 ceived one of the animals in the a<ft of cxclu- 

 fion. Cut off the part of the leaf it was in, 

 and faw it crawl out under the glafs. It be- 

 gan feeding in lefs than two minutes. 



Seeing feveral more in, or near, the fameflatc, ^ 

 cut them off with a pair of fciffars, and laid 

 them on a microfcope-ftand, placed in a 

 warm fun. One, whofc head was already bared, 

 prefently made its efcape, and actually fed, ox 

 appeared to feed, while ;ts tail yet remained 

 iji the nidus. 



Z 4 Having 



