84 NATURE'S CRAFTSMEN 
more than that, doesn’t he? But look at them: 
they are not all alike. Only the first three pairs 
are jointed and have claws at their tips; the rest 
are merely tiny pads provided with funny little 
hooks. So only the first six are real legs. The 
rest are called claspers, and no really, truly insect 
has these. But the caterpillar cannot be ex¬ 
pected to come up to form in every way; because 
you know it is only a baby. It is the larva of 
either the butterfly or the moth. Some day when 
it has eaten its fill and got its full growth, it will 
go into a pupa state and shortly turn into a true 
winged insect. 
“ Uncle John says that lots of the caterpillars 
are excellent tailors; but the two that do the finest 
work are the caterpillar of a moth belonging to 
the Tinea? tribe and the caterpillar of the Ameri¬ 
can Tortoise Shell Butterfly. This is a butterfly 
baby that I have, and I am going to put him in 
my biggest jar and watch him make a coat.” 
“ How soon will he be ready to go at it? ” Alice 
demanded, eagerly. “ I would love to watch 
him, too. But I must get my work out of the 
way first.” 
“ Take your time,” advised the lad sagely. 
“ He will have to get used to his quarters first. I 
doubt if he is ready to do anything before after¬ 
noon. I’ll keep an eye on him and let you know 
the minute he unfolds his pattern.” 
