Among the moths and butterflies : a revised and enlarged edition of "Insect lives ; or, Born in prison" (1891)
Ballard, Julia P. (Julia Perkins) · New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 138
. Then he coiled it upquickly, and that was the last seen of his longtongue, except the hint of it in wheel form.Although tempted by fragrant fiowers andsugared moss, he would not be induced to un-coil it aoain. A crreater crreen orchis, withits immensely long nectary of sweets, wouldno doubt have… … 98 AMONG THE MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. sense of propriety, and died from hunger inthe midst of plent}-. And what is this daintycreature ; or, rather, what was he ? You willexclaim when I tell you he was the revolting-lookincr, lar(Te, careen tomato worm. Snappish and really dangerous in that…
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