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length. They have 16 feet, of which the three 

 anterior pairs (true legs) are pointed, and the 

 five remaining pairs (prolegs) stout, blunt, and 

 armed with -minute hooks for clasping. In 

 form they are stout, tapering slightly toward 

 the extremities. In Appearance they are usu- 

 ally dull colored, greasy looking, dingy brown, 

 'gray or greenish, with some light and dark 

 longitudinal lines, and sometimes with oblique 

 dashes. They have a large, shining, red or red- 

 dish-brown head. The first ring or collar bears 

 a darker-colored, shining, horny plate, as does 

 also the last one, known as the anal plate. The 

 body is never hairy, but the several rings have 

 upon each six or eight small, blackish dots or 



humps, from each of 

 which a short hair is 

 given out. 



The cut worms do 

 most of their feeding at 

 night, during the day 



Pig. 45.— Moth op Cot Worm shown . ., . , 



m Fig. 44. (After Kiiey.) bomg hidden beneath 

 stones, sticks and rubbish. Some cut worms 

 feed on the parts of the young plant above 

 ground and some below. 



The parents of cut worms are moths. These 

 deposit their eggs on a plant near by the feed- 

 ing ground as a rule, although they are also 

 placed on fruit trees. The eggs soon hatch, 

 when Ihe young worms drop to the ground 



