Note 4 — Chapter xi · THE PEA-WEEVIL: THE EGGS
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The bulk of the mother’s work is finished by the end of May, when the pods begin to bulge with protuberances revealing the pressure of the peas, which have now attained their final size, or very nearly. I was anxious to see the Bruchus at work, in her quality of a Curculio, which is how she is classified.4 The other Weevils are Rhynchophoræ, beak-wearers, armed with a rod that prepares the hollow in which the egg is laid. Our friend possesses only a short snout, which does capitally for sipping a few sweet mouthfuls, but which is of no value as a boring-tool.