 | 1876 - 520 pages
...are watching one from the moment of this splitting, and when it presents the appearance of Fig. 39, a. As soon as the skin is split, the soft and white...which, with its empty eyes, is worked back beneath ; the new feelers and legs are being drawn from their casings, and the future wings from their sheaths.... | |
 | Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) - 1877 - 1046 pages
...one from the moment of this splitting, and when it presents the appearance of Fig. 4, a, Plate LXII. As soon as the skin is split the soft and white fore-body...which, with its empty eyes, is worked back beneath ; the new feelers and legs are being drawn from their casings, and the future wings from their sheaths.... | |
 | Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) - 1877 - 1032 pages
...one from the moment of this splitting, and when it presents the appearance of Fig. 4, a, Plate LXII. As soon as the skin is split the soft and white fore-body...which, with its empty eyes, is worked back beneath ; the new feelers and legs are being drawn from their casings, and the future wings from their sheaths.... | |
 | Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) - 1877 - 1066 pages
...the moment of this splitting, and when it presents the appearance of Fig. 4, a, Plate LXII. As sooa as the skin is split the soft and white fore-body...which, with its empty eyes, is worked back beneath ; the new feelers and legs are being drawn from their casings, and the future wings from their sheaths.... | |
 | United States Entomological Commission - 1878 - 828 pages
...it presents the appearance of Fig. 20, a. As soon as the skin is split, the soft and white fore body and head swell and gradually extrude more and more...minutes our locust — no longer pupa and not yet Flo. 20.— ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOCUST.— Processor acqnirinp wings; a. pnpa with skin just split on the... | |
 | United States Entomological Commission - 1878 - 832 pages
...it presents tbe appearance of Fig. 20, a. As soon as the skin is split, the soft and white fore body and head swell and gradually extrude more and more...minutes our locust — no longer pupa and not yet I FIG. 20. — ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOCUST.— Process of acquiring wings ; a. pnpa with skin just split... | |
 | 1877 - 322 pages
...expanded; e, the imago witb all parts perfect. splitting, and when it presents the appearance of Fig. 11, a. As soon as the skin is split, the soft and white...which, with its empty eyes, is worked back beneath ; the new feelers and legs are being drawn from their casings, and the future wings from their sheaths.... | |
 | 1881 - 892 pages
...abdomen. As soon as the skin is split the soft and white fore-body anil head swell and gradually extend more and more by a series of muscular contortions;...are being drawn from their casings, and the future wing's from their sheaths." This all occupies about 15 minutes, and the newly formed insect now turns... | |
 | 1890 - 966 pages
...abdomen. As soon as the skin is split the soft and white fore-body and head swell and gradually extend more and more by a series of muscular contortions;...casings, and the future wings from their sheaths." This all occupies about 15 minutes, and the uewly formed insect now turns round and clambers up the... | |
 | Otto Lugger - 1897 - 304 pages
...this is by no means essential. Remaining motionless in this position for several hours, with antennae drawn down over the face, and the whole aspect betokening...looks as in Fig. 43 b, the front four pupa-legs being generally detached and the insect hanging by the hooks of the hind feet, which were anchored while... | |
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As soon as the skin is split, the soft and white fore-body and head swell and gradually extrude more and more by a series of muscular contortions ; the new head slowly emerges from the old skin, which, with its empty eyes, is worked back beneath, and... 
