THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. 



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of the clothes-moth, a sufficient protection against fish and 

 frogs, require a stouter envelope, and choose the most varied 



125. Larvse of the Clothes -moth, Tinea sarcitdla (Fabricius), magnified. 



materials to make it of They often form an extremely 

 solid sheath by glueing and adapting together little stones. 

 Sometimes also the Phryganepe, for so these prudent 

 workmen are named, construct their sentry-boxes of fresh- 

 water shells ; finally, at other times they cut up for this 

 purpose slender herbs, and cover their whole body with 

 them in such a manner, that at the bottom of a pool they 

 look like tiny bottles of hay Avalking about of themselves, 

 for we do not perceive the timid inhabitants. 



12G. Clothes-moth in its butterfly state, magnified. 



However, the common Phryganea [Phryganea communis) 

 seems to give little heed to the nature of the materials it 

 employs, and willingly makes use of all it finds at hand. 



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