Excerpt from Elementary Studies in Insect Life

Natural science studies are essentially studies of things, not looks. The teacher in preparing a course of instruction must he governed largely by the material procurable. Work in marine biology can never be properly conducted away from the seashore, nor tropical life thoroughly presented in the temperate zone. In the study of animal life, insects present a fertile field. They outnumber all other forms, and are ever accessible. Under observation in their native haunts, or, in many cases, surrounded by artificial conditions, they conduct themselves naturally. The study of insects has therefore come to form a prominent part of zoological instruction.

This book on insect life is divided into two parts. Part I deals with the development of insects and their relations to their surroundings. Part II is devoted to Methods, Equipment, and Laboratory Exercises. The laboratory exercises consist of elementary work in the development, structure, function, and systematic arrangement of insects. The two parts are intended to be taken together.

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