Animal Biography, Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners, and Economy, of the Animal Creation: Arranged According to the System of LinnaeusR. Phillips, 1805 |
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... chrysalis * , they fix upon some convenient place , where they are least exposed to danger , for the performance of the arduous operation . This is essen- tially necessary , since , in their transformation , they have neither strength ...
... chrysalis * , they fix upon some convenient place , where they are least exposed to danger , for the performance of the arduous operation . This is essen- tially necessary , since , in their transformation , they have neither strength ...
Page 222
... chrysalis , have acquired strength sufficient to break the bonds that surround it , the little creature exerts its powers , and appears to the world in its per fect state . For a little while it continues humid and weak ; but , as the ...
... chrysalis , have acquired strength sufficient to break the bonds that surround it , the little creature exerts its powers , and appears to the world in its per fect state . For a little while it continues humid and weak ; but , as the ...
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... chrysalis generally lies dormant in the earth till the perfect insect bursts out . Chafers inhabit and feed in various situations . Some are found in the dung of animals , or in the earth immediately under the dung . Others live on the ...
... chrysalis generally lies dormant in the earth till the perfect insect bursts out . Chafers inhabit and feed in various situations . Some are found in the dung of animals , or in the earth immediately under the dung . Others live on the ...
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... chrysalis . They remain under this form all winter till the month of February , when they become perfect beetles , but with their bodies quite soft and white . In May the parts are hardened , and they then come forth out of the earth ...
... chrysalis . They remain under this form all winter till the month of February , when they become perfect beetles , but with their bodies quite soft and white . In May the parts are hardened , and they then come forth out of the earth ...
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... chrysalis . In this state it remains till the beginning of May , when it bursts out a perfect Chafer . This is at first of a light green colour , and very tender ; but it soon acquires its pro- per hardness and strength . When the ...
... chrysalis . In this state it remains till the beginning of May , when it bursts out a perfect Chafer . This is at first of a light green colour , and very tender ; but it soon acquires its pro- per hardness and strength . When the ...
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abdomen afterwards animal animalcules antennæ appear become bees Beetle belly body bottom Brit caterpillars cells chrysalis claws colour common covered creature deposit devour distance dorsal fin earth eggs elytra extremely eyes feed feelers feet female fins fish flies four frequently Frog furnished ground grubs half hatched head holes inch in length inhabitants insects jaws kind labour larva larvæ leaves legs Linn Linnæan Linnæus live male manner Mole Crickets months motion mouth nearly nest observed Oppian oviparous pectoral fins Phil plants prey proboscis produced propolis quadrupeds resemblance rivers says seems seen seize shell side skin snails snake sometimes soon spawn species spiders substance surface Surinam swallow tail teeth thick thorax threads tion torpid Tran trees tribe tube vessels viviparous Wasps weather whole wings winter worms young Zool