134 The Bee People. 
that even if it wanted to, for how could 
it cry with its mouth full of silk? 
The silk for its cocoon comes out of its 
mouth, strange to say, —or rather out of a 
little hole in its lip,—and I have no doubt 
it is great fun for it to draw out the fine 
thread and spin. 
Then it changes its shape. You see, it 
\ is really an infant 
Miss Apis, So we can- 
not be surprised that 
it should perform in 
queer ways, even at that tender age. 
It changes from a larva into a pupa. 
If you do not know what a pupa is, it 
is time you did. 
It is the same as a chrysalis. If you 
do not know what a chrysalis is, look at 
the picture and you will see one in the 
cell. 
You see, it is not a larva, nor yet a perfect 
insect, but something halfway between the 
two. 
