Episodes of Insect LifeReeve, Benham, 1850 |
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Strana viii
... pupa . Higher , on the right , is a perfect Ladybird ( C. septem - punctata ) , of which genus two other species are figured , one in flight , the other on a stalk • " No doubt , Sir , an Entomologist ? " The author , in his character ...
... pupa . Higher , on the right , is a perfect Ladybird ( C. septem - punctata ) , of which genus two other species are figured , one in flight , the other on a stalk • " No doubt , Sir , an Entomologist ? " The author , in his character ...
Strana ix
... pupa cases . On the right , are two caterpillars of the small Tor- toiseshell Butterfly ( Vanessa Urtica ) , suspended to the stalks of nettles for their second transformation . They are hung pendent by means of hooks passing through ...
... pupa cases . On the right , are two caterpillars of the small Tor- toiseshell Butterfly ( Vanessa Urtica ) , suspended to the stalks of nettles for their second transformation . They are hung pendent by means of hooks passing through ...
Strana xii
... pupa of the same , remarkable for their rat - like tails ; three others are shown at a distance within the hollow of a decayed willow . Three of the grubs , or larvæ , also rat - tailed , and notable for their tough skins and consequent ...
... pupa of the same , remarkable for their rat - like tails ; three others are shown at a distance within the hollow of a decayed willow . Three of the grubs , or larvæ , also rat - tailed , and notable for their tough skins and consequent ...
Strana xiii
... pupa , the latter nearest to the centre of the board . To the right is a piece of honeycomb , with cells of the common form , with a royal or Queen's chamber attached , as most usually , to its outer edge . The two bees on wing are ...
... pupa , the latter nearest to the centre of the board . To the right is a piece of honeycomb , with cells of the common form , with a royal or Queen's chamber attached , as most usually , to its outer edge . The two bees on wing are ...
Strana 8
... pupa , correspondent to the aurelia or chrysalis of a Butterfly . To know what is the form then assumed , our readers would do best to seek it on the above - named plants , where after a pre- vious glance at our figure they will be at ...
... pupa , correspondent to the aurelia or chrysalis of a Butterfly . To know what is the form then assumed , our readers would do best to seek it on the above - named plants , where after a pre- vious glance at our figure they will be at ...
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accustomed admiration adorned amongst animal ant-hill Aphides baron beautiful Bedeguar bees beetle Bianca bird body branch brilliant brown Butterfly cabbage cage called caterpillar chafer chrysalis Cicada colour common creature curious dark Devil's Coach-horse earth elegant emergement entomologist Ephemera eyes fancy father favourite feed feeder flowers furnished Gall-fly galls garden Goat-Moth golden green grub habits head heart honey insect Kirby labour ladies Lady-bird larva larvæ latter leaf leaves Lepidoptera less light living look MAY-FLY morning moth naturalist nature nearly nettle notice numerous oak-apple observed occupied ocellus once pair pencil of nature perfect perhaps pinions pretty prey prison Pterophorus pentadactylus pupa purple Purple Emperor resembling rose ROSE CHAFERS season seemed silken skin soul species spots summer surface Swallow-tail Moth tail things TRANSFORMATIONS tree tribe usually vegetable Vignette wherein willow wings wood yellow
Populárne pasáže
Strana 287 - Trans., with Notes, by T. Ross. 3 vols. Views of Nature ; or, Contemplations of the Sublime Phenomena of Creation, with Scientific Illustrations. Trans, by EC Otte.
Strana 273 - Of fruits, and flowers, and bunches of knot-grass, And diamonded with panes of quaint device, Innumerable of stains and splendid dyes, As are the tiger-moth's deep-damask'd wings; And in the midst, 'mong thousand heraldries, And twilight saints, and dim emblazonings, A shielded scutcheon blush'd with blood of queens and kings.
Strana 182 - But cawing rooks, and kites that swim sublime In still repeated circles, screaming loud, The jay, the pie, and e'en the boding owl, That hails the rising moon, have charms for me. Sounds inharmonious in themselves and harsh, Yet heard in scenes where peace for ever reigns, And only there, please highly for their sake.
Strana 136 - The poor beetle, which we tread upon, In corporal sufferance feels a pang as great As when a giant dies' And that a young woman in love always looks - 'like Patience on a monument Smiling at Grief.
Strana 29 - The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be ; The devil got well, the devil a monk was he.
Strana 32 - I could weep My tears might well be shed, To think I was not near to keep One vigil o'er thy bed; To gaze, how fondly ! on thy face, To fold thee in a faint embrace, Uphold thy drooping head; And show that love, however vain, Nor thou nor I can feel again.
Strana 12 - Are still the abodes of gladness; the thick roof Of green and stirring branches is alive And musical with birds, that sing and sport In wantonness of spirit; while below The squirrel, with raised paws and form erect, Chirps merrily. Throngs of insects in the shade Try their thin wings and dance in the warm beam That waked them into life.
Strana 299 - REEVE -CONCHOLOGIA SYSTEMATICA : Or, Complete System of Conchology: in which the Lepades and Mollusca are described and classified according to their Natural Organization and Habits ; illustrated with 300 highly finished copper-plate engravings, by Messrs.
Strana 290 - To render the subject of ornithology clear, and its study attractive, has been the great aim of the author of this beautiful little volume. ... It is embellished by upwards of seventy figures of British birds beautifully coloured.
Strana 160 - If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work...