Chapter II.--_The Structure and Organs of the Imago._--Anatomy

and Physiology--Insects have not Bones--Leather-coated Jack--The Head and Thorax--The Eyes--simple and compound--Wonders of an Eye--Anatomy of the Eye--Immense number of Eyes--Remarkable Provision--Experiments on the Eyes of Bees--Beauty of the Eyes--The _Antennæ_--their Function, perhaps the Nose--Insects Weather-wise--Insects in Rain--Organs of Speech--Anecdote of Bees--Various Functions of Antennæ--The Mouth in Insects--Parts of the Mouth--Spiral Tube of the Butterfly--Taste and Smell in Insects--The Trunk--Wings--Membranous--Scale covered--Wing-Cases--Experiments on Flying--Painted Wings--The glory of the Butterfly--The Legs of Insects--Cleanliness of Insects--The Water Boatman--Kangaroo Beetle--The Abdomen--The Sting of the Bee--Insect with a Leg in its Tail 335