. Economic entomology for the farmer and fruit-grower . Stagmomantis Carolina.—a, the female ; b, the male. eign species. But prayer is far from the object in view, as any small insect that happens within reach learns to its cost. A sud- den clasp wounds and crushes it into helplessness, and the Mantis then leisurely devours its victim, the forelegs serving admirably as hands in the operation. The eggs are laid in a mass on twigs or branches, held to- gether by a peculiar silken fibre which encases and protects each Q.^<^ as well as the entire cluster. The predaceous habit excludes these in
. Economic entomology for the farmer and fruit-grower . Stagmomantis Carolina.—a, the female ; b, the male. eign species. But prayer is far from the object in view, as any small insect that happens within reach learns to its cost. A sud- den clasp wounds and crushes it into helplessness, and the Mantis then leisurely devours its victim, the forelegs serving admirably as hands in the operation. The eggs are laid in a mass on twigs or branches, held to- gether by a peculiar silken fibre which encases and protects each Q.^<^ as well as the entire cluster. The predaceous habit excludes these insects from the category of injurious forms ; but they are not sufficiently common in our country to be of any practical advantage. They are southern in geographical range, and only one species, Stagmomantis Caro- lina, is rarely found north of New Jersey on the Atlantic coast. The Ambulatoria, or "walkers," include a series of very curious species, popularly known as "walking-sticks" and "walking-leaves," represented in our fauna by a few species belonging to the family Phasmidcc. The true home of these
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