Dragon-flies, katydids, the funny back-swimmers and little Mrs. Shore Bug — Morley walks children through the insect world by asking them to go and LOOK: “books will help you, but you must watch, too.”

The Fairy May Flies

2 pages in this part of The Insect Folk.

The Fairy May Flies (COME children and see Hundreds)

COME, children, and see! Hundreds and hundreds of them are dancing about.

The Fairy May Flies (Larv of our fairy May flies)

are the larvæ of our fairy May flies? They have a mouth! see what big jaws for such little creatures. - And what do you suppose they eat?

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