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Insects. 



Insects: Common House-fly, Mosquito, Butterfly, Beetle, 

 Caterpillar, Grasshopper. 



CHAPTER XX. 



ABOUT INSECTS. 



1. INSECTS are everywhere about us. They 

 are in great numbers and of great variety. 

 They are in the air, in the water, and all over 

 the Earth. 



2. Those we know the best are the HOUSE- 

 FLY, the BUTTERFLY, the MOSQUITO, the CAT 

 ERPILLAR, the GRASSHOPPER, and the BEETLE. 



3. Besides these, there are thousands upon 

 thousands so small that they cannot be seen 

 with the naked eye. There is scarcely a leaf 

 on a tree that is not the home of myriads of 

 these little beings. 



4. If you should look at a drop of water with 

 the aid of a microscope, you would be amazed 



