This is the secret of the walking bundle of sticks. It is a Faggot Caterpillar, belonging to the group known as the Psyches 90
The burrow is almost filled by three or four ovoid nests, standing one against the other, with the pointed end upwards 116
The Greek word dectikos means biting, fond of biting. The Decticus is well named. It is eminently an insect given to biting 130
The wasp’s nest is made of a thin, flexible material like brown paper, formed of particles of wood 144
Here is one of the humblest of creatures able to lodge himself to perfection. He has a home; he has a peaceful retreat, the first condition of comfort 180 [[x]]