FAMILY NAMES 
27 
“And how many changes have 
you, Miss Bee?” 
“The same number.” 
“And we ants, also, have four. 
There is with all of us, you see, 
first the egg, then the larva or eat¬ 
ing stage, then the pupa or sleeping 
stage, then the imago or perfect 
insect.” 
“But,” said the bee, “I have 
always supposed that all insects had 
these four stages to pass through.” 
“Many kinds have, but all of them 
except the hymenoptera have an¬ 
other peculiarity. Miss Wasp, do 
your larvae stir about and feed them¬ 
selves?” 
“No” replied the wasp with an 
impatient buzz. “I only wish they 
