prolegged

Updated: April 30, 2025

Thus, for instance, Ammophila hirsuta fixes hers, by one end, cross-wise, on the Grey Worm, on the side of the first prolegged segment. The eggs hang over the caterpillar's back, away from the legs, whose proximity might be dangerous.

Jean-Henri Fabre - The Wonders of Instinct : Chapters in the Psychology of Insects