The colours of animals : their meaning and use, especially considered in the case of insects (1890)
Poulton, Edward Bagnall, Sir, 1856-1943 · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 56
28 THE COLOURS OF ANIMALS of absolute stillness would be far too great to be borne did not the caterpillar spin a thread of silk, which is attached at one end to the stem, while the other end remains fixed to the head of the animal. How great the strain would be without such a support may be well… … Fig. 3.— The larva of porting thread. In some cases the Peppered Moth {Am- phidasis betula?-ia) ; caterpillar gains support by holding last stage ; natural size. a leaf or twig with one of its three pairs of true legs, or legs which will persist in the perfect insect (see fig. 3; also figs. 40 and…
Animals · Insects
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