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NATURAL HISTORY OF INSECTS 



The idea entertained by some persons that many insects are 

 produced spontaneously is erroneous ; all insects are brought 

 forth by a parent, either as eggs or as living young. 



CHAPTER III. 



THE LARVA STATE. 



Some insects, such as Grasshoppers, Earwigs (Fig. 41 ; a ? 

 larva}} Thrips (Fig. 42, larva), and Soldier-bugs (Fig. 43; 6, 

 larva) , when they first issue from the egg, very closely resem- 



Fig. 41. 



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ble the adult or parent insect, with the exception of being as 

 yet destitute of wings. 



By far the greater number of insects, when first hatched 

 from the egg, are worm-like, having the body elongated, and 

 Fig. 42. 



Fig. 44. 



more or less cylindrical, and furnished with a distinct head 

 (Fig. 48, A) armed with strong jaws; such as the Native Currant- 



