. The insect book [microform] : a popular account of the bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, flies and other North American insects exclusive of the butterflies, moths and beetles, with full life histories, tables and bibliographies. Insectes; Insects. H' The Robbf Kliii n\ : .in interesting iiLirount of the damage done to " 1 robbcr-tly captured K-es by making' rapid work. spi'odents s Ins apiarv. dashes citJunKin m on Ihc wing, then wrapping its legs ahout the bee, r.! "u- sii K it tightly to its own bodv it iinmediatelv sought a in oi I I'l weed upon which to alikilit and devour its
. The insect book [microform] : a popular account of the bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, flies and other North American insects exclusive of the butterflies, moths and beetles, with full life histories, tables and bibliographies. Insectes; Insects. H' The Robbf Kliii n\ : .in interesting iiLirount of the damage done to " 1 robbcr-tly captured K-es by making' rapid work. spi'odents s Ins apiarv. dashes citJunKin m on Ihc wing, then wrapping its legs ahout the bee, r.! "u- sii K it tightly to its own bodv it iinmediatelv sought a in oi I I'l weed upon which to alikilit and devour its prey, j-u-Lin^ a hoe in the body .lid sucking out the lliii . .md softintm I i 'â¢'â : leaving uniy the hard outer skit Upon the ground .' - â t- favorable perch for the flv near the apiary hundre ⢠â ol the'i- â¢'p"' ' ' â¢.â¢â¢ were found acd'. ir. i single I .. The coni-si'i" >' . thought it â¢hroiii*h the !ie robber 'I'es hat during certain seasons i i a bi â rais- ing region in New York not a single hive threw otT a swarm. The beak f I robber-llv is so strong it an pierce the skin of a human being, I'lit fortunately none of these creatures vet acquired the of feeding upon warm blooded . Some robber-llies are very delicate and slender, as in seme of them being almost as slender as midges, upon â Inch thev probably feed, and looking half starved, in spite ol their voracity. The colors of the robber tlies arc variable, but nearly all are very hairy or bristly fv spiny. In this some good cases of is called â 'aggressive mimicry ' are seen, aggressive mimicry a resemblance of a predatory insect tc the insects upon which if fi^ds, thus facilitating thi capture of its prey. We should not fear grizzly if they locked like harmless, peaceable human beings. Th k the robber-tlv known as Dcromyia annulata Bigot, looks hke the comnmn v. asp Poliiks nietritii
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