THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. 



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members which scarcely rest upon the velvet of their 

 petals. 



88. Head and Proboscis of different Butterflies. 



Up to a certain point the genius of the anatomist pene- 

 trates the intentions of nature ; guided by analogy he sees 

 in the unformed caterpillar the lineaments of the butterfly. 

 Malpighi, Avho has left us such noble works on the silk- 



89. Hooked Feet and !Nail of the Willow-caterpillar. — From Lyonet. 



Avorm, with his lynx-eye saw in the nymph the organs of 

 maternity. Ramdohr and Cams penetrated still further, 

 and succeeded in discovering in the caterpillar the first 

 rudiments of the ovary, that real producer of the eggs. But 

 what unperceived, unexplained marvels still remain ! The 

 imago is carefully protected by a series of coverings, of 

 which it successively denudes itself Then, as befits the 



