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He reminds me of the larva, which is the first state of animal existence in the caterpillar, for his appetite is voracious, and, as a French naturalist states in describing that insect, "Tout est estomac dans un larve." is of the opinion of Aretæus, that the stomach is the great source of pleasurable affections, and that as Nature "abhors a vacuum," the more filled it is the better.
Larvae, about one-third of an inch; head, brown, shiny, and globulous. 2d stage. Larvae, dark-brown, almost black; spines, white at the base, and black at the extremities; head shiny and light brown. 3d stage. Larve, fine black; head black; white hairs on the back; spines, whitish, buff, or yellowish at the base, and black at the extremities; other larvae of a brown color. 4th stage.
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