Yes, its metamorphosis is complete.
It bites an opening through its silken walls, and out steps—not the hungry, little, all-devouring aphis lion, but this elegant lady with her pale-green lacelike wings and her large, golden eyes.
You see the aphis lion is our very good friend.
It helps us get rid of the aphids, and we should never kill a lacewing or a child of the lacewing.
The Ant Lion
John has found something he wants us all to see.
We will go with him.
Now we will sit down on this sand bank and look at what he has to show us. See! those smooth little funnels in the sand.
