190 NEUROPTERA. 
Lu<:y. Six eyes together ! so then it 
has twelve. What can be the use of so 
many ? 
Mother. Few insects are endowed 
with the power of moving the eyes, as 
birds, and the larger animals are ; but to 
compensate for this deficiency some are 
furnished with several small eyes, which 
are all comprised under one transparent 
membrane, and so varied in position as 
to take in objects in different directions ; 
in other insects this transparent covering 
is divided into a great number of minute 
projections, each of which seems to have 
equally the power of vision. By these 
means insects see in every direction with- 
out turning their eyes. 
Lucy. That is indeed a most won- 
derful property of insects ! 
Mother. Close to the formica leo's 
eyes are two antennae, so fine that they 
are scarcely visible. The head is joined 
to the thorax by a long neck, consisting 
of two or three rings, which are so con- 
trived as to push in and draw out, like 
