[THE PSYCHES]

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 SPANISH COPRIS]

The burrow is almost filled by three or four ovoid nests, standing one against the other, with the pointed end upwards 116

[THE WHITE-FACED DECTICUS]

The Greek word dectikos means biting, fond of biting. The Decticus is well named. It is eminently an insect given to biting 130

[COMMON WASPS]

The wasp’s nest is made of a thin, flexible material like brown paper, formed of particles of wood 144

[THE FIELD CRICKET]

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]]