TRANSFORMATIONS OF INSECTS. 
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chrysalis becomes transformed into the perfect insect in about 
three weeks. The adults are of a dark grey colour, with yellow 
spots, and they have large transparent wings, which are orna- 
THE METAMORPHOSIS OF THE DRAGON FLY ANT LION. {Palj (ties libel hlloides.) 
mented with little black marks. In the tropical regions of the 
globe there are large ant lions, whose great wings are spotted 
with brown and black, belonging to the genus Palparcs. One of 
these is also found in Provence, and is called the Dragon Fly Ant 
