Elementary studies in insect life Elementary studies in insect life elementarystudie00hunt Year: 1902 214 ELEMENTARY STUDIES IN INSECT LIFE the same kind, contending for necessities of life, as grasshopper and grasshopper; a ' struggle between fellows.' (6) Between insects of different kinds, the one endeavoring to devour the other, as grasshopper with parasitic fly or predaceons beetle; a ' struggle between foes.' (c) Between insects and conditions of life, as the grasshopper and the unfavorable winter climate or the chance of securing proper nourishment in the early spring; a ' struggle wit
Elementary studies in insect life Elementary studies in insect life elementarystudie00hunt Year: 1902 214 ELEMENTARY STUDIES IN INSECT LIFE the same kind, contending for necessities of life, as grasshopper and grasshopper; a ' struggle between fellows.' (6) Between insects of different kinds, the one endeavoring to devour the other, as grasshopper with parasitic fly or predaceons beetle; a ' struggle between foes.' (c) Between insects and conditions of life, as the grasshopper and the unfavorable winter climate or the chance of securing proper nourishment in the early spring; a ' struggle with fate.' J\ FIG. 179. Long-winged grasshopper of the plains (, longipennis). In 1873 the female of this species was unknown to scientists. The knowledge of the existence of such an insect was based upon the finding of a male. From a pho- tograph. To those who live there must be accredited some characteristics not possessed by those who perish. If such a characteristic protects or favors the life of the individual, this characteristic will tend to remove the individual from the intensity of the struggle. Traits of advantage which have been evidenced during this struggle are the 'protective devices' discussed in Chapter IV, and chief among the others are: warning colors, parasitism, social organization, feigning death. Warning The object of protective coloration is to conceal or disguise. The purpose of warning colors
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