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peering out into a world of light and beauty, but clogged with a house of clay from 

 which it was never freed. 



Fig. 41. 



The first Acrea [Fig. 31,] which I watched escape from its prison came near 

 sharing the same fate; only escaping by an effort which sacrified a wing. 



The caterpillar of the rosy Dryocampa [Fig. 41,] seems peculiarly liable to 

 fail in making its chrysalis, perhaps one in four dying in the attempt. That of the 

 lo Saturnia [Fig. 44,] is so armed with spines that it is more secure from the 



Fig. 44. 

 attacks of the ichneumon ; while the large tomato worm may think itself happy 

 if it escape being transformed into a traveling show by earring a score of rice- 



