Chapter IV.—Food and Death of the Imago.—Vegetable Eaters—Carnivorous Insects—The Tigers to Insects—Fasts of Insects—The Last Duty—Insect Forethought—The Creator's Wisdom and Love—God does not despise Little Things

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ILLUSTRATIONS.—DIRECTIONS TO BINDER.

Egg-rafts of the Gnat[1]
Ferocious Larvæ of Dragon-Fly[79]
Insects escaping from the Pupa condition[213]
Evening Flight of Ephemeræ[307]

THE

LIFE OF AN INSECT.