THE CATERPILLAR AND THE MOTH
days the caterpillars endure the hostility of the elements, without food, without shelter. But already the buds on the cherry tree are sending out long green points, and when the temperature moderates on the fourth day and
Fig. 144. Eggs and newly-hatched larvae of the tent caterpillar
A, egg masses on twigs, about natural size. B, eggs exposed beneath the covering. C, several eggs (more enlarged) three with holes in the tops from which the young caterpillars have emerged. D, newly-hatched caterpillars (enlarged about nine times)
the sun shines again for a brief period, the revived outcasts are able to find a few fresh tips on which to nibble. In another day the young leaves are unfolding, offering an abundance of tender forage, and the season of adversity for these infant caterpillars is over. This family of tent caterpillars was hatched near Washington on the 25th of March.
The newly-hatched caterpillars (Fig. 144 D) are about one-tenth of an inch in length. The body is widest through the first segment
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