proles
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How does the number of prolegs differ from that of the caterpillar in the case of the grub? maggot? currant worm?What is the advantage of the cocoon?
From A Guide for the Study of Animals by Lucas, Frederic
The head and legs are chocolate brown, the prolegs reddish, and the first segment edged with pinkish color.
How do you distinguish the head, thorax, and abdomen in the case of the caterpillar?What kind of mouth parts has the caterpillar?How many prolegs has the caterpillar?
From A Guide for the Study of Animals by Lucas, Frederic
The method consists simply in making a small slit with the dissecting scissors or a short scalpel between the abdominal prolegs, and removing the body contents.
From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Riley, C. V.
At the hind end of the body there is another pair of prolegs similar in structure.
From Butterflies Worth Knowing by Weed, Clarence M.
