72 SPIDERS, &C.—ARANEIDA, &c. 



Fig. 95 shows one stage of a very common one, 

 the larvae of the Cinnabar Moth ; the combination of 

 black, red, and silver is often irresistible when offered 

 judiciously. It may be dressed from a quarter of an 

 inch to one and a half inches long, according to the 

 water to be fished. 



Fig. 96 is the Black Ant {Lasius niger), which 

 swarms and drops on the water by thousands in 

 August and September, and is a most successful fly to 

 use at such times. 



Fig. 97 is the Red Ant {Formica rufa), of similar 

 habits, and a capital fly at all times. 



Fig. 98 is the larva in an immature stage of Arctia- 

 caja, one of our very commonest moths, and the green 

 and yellow is an exceedingly useful change to use, 

 after the other caterpillars. 



Fig. 99 is the caterpillar of the Common Tortoise- 

 shell Butterfly, and there are also several other species 

 of dark " hairy worms " or " woolly bears," of which 

 it is a passable counterfeit, and being typical, is an 

 excellent lure. 



Fig. 100 is the caterpillar of the Common Vapourer Moth, 

 which at times devastates our hedgerows, appearing by 

 thousands, and completely denuding them of leaves. 



It is sometimes called the " Paint Brush Caterpillar " 

 on account of its curious tufts. 



Fig. 101 is a brilliant green beetle, exceedingly 

 common in places, on the flowers of the ragwort, along 

 the edge of some rivers. We tried it as a pattern for 

 an artificial, and finding it a success, decided to include 

 it amongst our other friends. 



