The Intellectual Observer 1864 Vol 4

Excerpt from The Intellectual Observer, 1864, Vol. 4: Review of Natural History, Microscopic Research, and Recreative Science The larvae Of this genus are the objects of our present research and interest, because their habits manifest an instinct and design which open for us a delightful field of Observation. They feed upon the parenchyma of leaves, and mine irregular blotches as they feed but with the cuticle, or leaf itself, or husk of seed, it fashions a tent, under which it walks about, and within which it retires when the time of its pupa rest has come, and the resurrection into perfect life is at hand. As a general rule for the guidance Of young naturalists, when we find a blotched or mined leaf with a round hole, as truly outlined as if drilled with a centre bit, we may be sure that a Coleophora has been feeding there, and this little hole was the entrance into his pasture ground, covered closely by its tent, whilst the owner penetrated into the soft, juicy parenchyma, and stretched away, as far as its body would reach, on all sides, careful only to keep its anal hooks at the tent door to secure a retreat on the least alarm. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.