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Show Insect Processions. Among tho curious sights some-limes some-limes witnessed by entomologists arc tho "processions" formed by tho lar-rao lar-rao of a moth inhabiting plno trees In tomo parts of France. They march In slnglo flic, and tho leader spins a thread which Is added to by Its followers. follow-ers. A procession consisting of 114 of these larvao was seen last April In tho woods near Arcachon. Tho processions pro-cessions aro formed both at night, when tho creatures mako excursions from their nest to feed on tho young leaves, and In tho daytime, when they Icscend to tho ground to seek n placo In tho Band whoro they may burrow ind pass to tho pupa stage A kind of fly was observed attacking tho procession abovo mentioned, to lay Its eegs In the marching larvao. |