A body formed in the females of birds, and some other animals, from which their young is produced.
"The fig insect will not lay eggs in the Smyrna fig, but only in the wild fig; therefore one individual…
"The pea weevil is often found in peas in its larval state during summer and autumn, as a pupa in winter,…
Frequenttly deposites its eggs in the nests of other birds, leaving them to hatch by their foster parents.
The heart and lungs of a frog. 1: Heart. 2: Arch of the aorta. 3: Pulmonary artery. 4: Pulmonary veins.…
A class of beautiful birds of the pheasant family, native to southeastern Asia. In the wild state peacocks…
The platypus is a small, half-aquatic mammal endemic to the eastern part of Australia, and one of the…
An amphibian with a toothed upper jaw and subcylindric or little dilated sacral diapopyses.
This illustration shows a tree that has been damaged by a sprice-destroying beetle. a, primary gallery;…
A popular name for wasps that burrow in the ground, in which th lay their eggs, provisioning each cell…
"Types of spermatozoa. A, from the round worm (Ascaris) with a cap, somewhat amaeboid; B, from the Crayfish,…
"Section through ovary of a young Mammal. The eggs (o) are seen to be formed from the epithelium. c,…
Its color is brownish olive, above and whitish below. It is sometimes 7 inches long, and has a peculiarly…
"Nocturnal moths, with the organs of the mouth in many cases so atrophied as to be unfit for use. These…
"Nocturnal moths, with the organs of the mouth in many cases so atrophied as to be unfit for use. These…
"Nocturnal moths, with the organs of the mouth in many cases so atrophied as to be unfit for use. These…
"Nocturnal moths, with the organs of the mouth in many cases so atrophied as to be unfit for use. These…
"The Pyralidina are a group of small moths readily distinguished by their long slender bodies and large…
"The Pyralidina are a group of small moths readily distinguished by their long slender bodies and large…
"The Pyralidina are a group of small moths readily distinguished by their long slender bodies and large…
"The Pyralidina are a group of small moths readily distinguished by their long slender bodies and large…
"The Pyralidina are a group of small moths readily distinguished by their long slender bodies and large…
"Crane-fly (Tipula oleracea): a, eggs; b, larva; c, pupa case as left by the insect, sticking out of…
"House Cricket (Gryllus domesticus): a, eggs; b, young just hatched; c, full-grown larva; d, pupa; e,…
"Liphistius desultor. Under side of the uplifted genital or first opisthosomatic somite of the female;…
"Galvani found that whenever the nerves of a frog's leg were touched by one metal and the muscles by…
"Eggs of mosquitoes. A, Culex; B, Anopheles photographed on the water, natural size." —Davison,…
"Pea weevil; adult. The pea weevil (Bruchus) is often found in peas in its larval state during summer…
"Pea weevil; pupa. The pea weevil (Bruchus) is often found in peas in its larval state during summer…
"The strawberry weevil in certain seasons has prevented the development of more than a half crop of…
"Frog with the left side cut away and some of the organs pulled downward. a, aorta leading from the…
Ovarian tubes of one side, in Polistes, showing eggs in all stages of development, with nutritive…