16G HOMES WITHOUT HANDS. 



whicli is exhibited by the larva and the perfect insect, and if the 

 two were placed side by side, no one who was not aware of the 

 circumstances would think that they are but two stages of the 

 same insect. 



If the reader wUl refer to the illustration on page 128, he wiU 

 see a section of the pitfall, with the Ant-lion at the bottom, and 

 a couple of ants falling into the trap. The Ant-lion belongs to 

 the same order of insects as the dragon-fly, which it so much 

 resembles. 



