92 THE HISTORY OF BEES. 
(according to naturalifts) a nymph ‘or ebryfalis: and re- 
fembles (not a little) an infant wrapped in it’s fwadling-~ — 
cloaths. HON: RT We) 2B QE Oe 
Now the feveral parts. begin to appear, and may be 
eafily diftinguifhed from each other; firft the head, and 
therein the eycs, wherein the colour is obferved firft to 
alter and change to a light yellow, then to a deep dark 
brown, and ,then to black 5 afterwards. all the other in- 
tegral parts or members, as the legs, the wings, horns, 
with the other two divifions. eer 
- What human mind can fully account for thefe myf- 
terious changes, how myfterious is nature in her opera- 
tions ; which not only puzzle and deceive our bodily 
fenfe, but alfo fo far tranfcend our intelle€tual powers! 
It is difputed; whether the infect actually dies at the 
time of it’s transformation. It is a living creature be- 
fore fuch change ; hath it’s peculiar form, furnifhed with 
every member fuitable to it’s nature; and bears not the 
leaft fimilitude to that winged infe&t, which is fubftituted 
in it’s room, and occupies it’s place. Thus divefted of 
it’s effential parts, muft it not inevitably die? doth not 
the deprivation of the effential parts neceflarily imply the 
deftru€tion of the whole ? 
There is a living embryo in the preceeding animal ; 
yet if we regard it’s form and manner of fubfifting, (guoad 
hoc) it a€tually dies, and gives place to a fucceffor. 
At laft having gone thro’ all thefe changes in the fpace 
of 18 or 20 days, it is a perfect Bee: and feeks to dif- 
charge itfelf from a confinement, no longer to be borne, 
ah with, 
F Ecclef. xi, 5. 
