Lorquinia Volume 1-2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...in 25 seconds. This is certainly astounding when compared to the eating powers of the higher animals. I see that the tubercles along the sides and back are covered with hairs, quite small and well separated. The whitish point on the dorsal part of the larva is divided and on the back proper there is no white spot. Aug. 10, 10:45 A. M. Larva has increased to 12 mm. long. Aug. 11, 9:15 A. M. Larva has increased to 13 mm. long. There is a row of white spcs on either side, right under the row of yellow spots, on the sides of the prolegs. The head is banded with two black lines, forming an angle at the apex, and having a spot just over the mouth parts inclosed by the first two lines. Aug. 12, 9:10 A. M. Larva has increased to 17 mm. long.When alarmed it suddenly jerks and throws out two orange yellow filaments, one longer than the other, placed just behind its head. It has now done this for about five days. The filaments now measure 2 and 3 mm. respectively. The larva now measures 4 mm. across the body. Aug. 13. 9:45 A. M. 1 arva has increased to 21 mm. long. Aug. 14, 8:45 A. M. Larva has increased to 22 mm. long. Aug. 15, 2:30 P. M. Larva has increased to 23 mm. long. It has radically changed color. The shed skin lies in the leaves of the Anise. The new colors are: head same as last described excepting a small black spot on either side of the angular lines. Then, beginning with the thorax and going backward, there is a yellow ring, then a black ring, light blue ring, black ring, yellow ring, black ring with six orange spots, blue ring, black ring, blue ring, black with orange spots, etc. The prolegs have two black spots on the outside and the true legs have three black spots on the outside. The abdomen is white with black spots in the middle at intervals. Aug. ...