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almost into a knot, and to flatten itself out like a pancake. 
If obliged to leave the hive, it gets under some board or 
concealed crack, spins its cocoon, and patiently awaits its 
transformation. 
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Fig. 193. 
COCOONS SPUN BY LARVZ OF BEE-MOTHS. 
809. The time required for the larve to break forth into 
winged insects, varies with the temperature to which they 
are exposed, and the season of the year when they spin 
their cocoons. We have known them to spin and hatch in 
