The Bookshelf for boys and girls: Nature and Outdoor Life (1912)
University Society, New York · New York. : University Society · leaf 98
ects apparently entirely unarmed forthe fight for existence have means of defense thatare very interesting and unexpected. The harm-less-looking caterpillar above is a good example.The quiet, inoffensive-looking worm-like larvain the upper figure became a very demon in ap-pearance upon being… … THE HARMLESS-LOOKING CATERPILLAR ASSUMESA FORMIDABLE ATTITUDE. slightest sign of them before the attack. At thesame time a drop of acrid fluid was dischargedfrom the mouth. Its rampant and drawn-backattitude thickened it to twice its normal size. Itseemed to swell out with fierceness, making a…
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