Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 212
gain a hold. The caterpillar in its strug-gles, flung itself here and there over the ground, andhad there been any grass or other covering near by itmight have reached a place of partial safety, but therewas no shelter within reach, and at the fifth attackthe wasp succeeded in alighting over it,… … Wasp Plunging Her Sting into theCaterpillar. the ground, curved her abdomen under its body, anddarted her sting between the third and fourth seg-ments. From this instant therewas a complete cessation ofmovement on the part of theunfortunate caterpillar.Limp and helpless,it could offer nofurther…
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