. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. 274 INSECT LIFE. M^ The Ambush-bug.—There is a greenish bug, with very strong fore legs and a broadly expanded abdo- men (Fig. 250), which conceals itself in the flowers of goldenrod and in other flowers. This is the am- bush-bug ; it rests quietly among the flowers until some nectar-loving insect comes with^ in its reach, when the visitor is seized and destroyed. The ambush-bug can overcome Fig. 250. , , ° r insects much larger than itself. Its
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. 274 INSECT LIFE. M^ The Ambush-bug.—There is a greenish bug, with very strong fore legs and a broadly expanded abdo- men (Fig. 250), which conceals itself in the flowers of goldenrod and in other flowers. This is the am- bush-bug ; it rests quietly among the flowers until some nectar-loving insect comes with^ in its reach, when the visitor is seized and destroyed. The ambush-bug can overcome Fig. 250. , , ° r insects much larger than itself. Its name is Phyrnata wolffii. {Phy ma'ta wolf'fi-i), and it belongs to the family Phymatid^ (Phy-mat'i-dae). The Goldenrod Galls.—One of the most familiar of abnormal growths on plants is a ball-like enlargement of the stem of goldenrod (Fig. 251). This is caused by a maggot which lives within it, and which develops into a pretty fly with banded Vikings. The name of the fly is Try pet a solidaginis ( Try-pe'ta sol- i-dag'i-nii), and its gall is desig- nated as the round goldenrod gall. There is another gall on the stem of goldenrod which is fiq. 2~.-The rounT gold- more elongate and 'is holloAv. enrodgau. This is known as the elliptical goldenrod gall; it is represented in the lower part of Fig. 246. This gall is made by the larva of a Tineid moth, Gelechia gallce- solidaginis {Ge-le' chi-a gaUlce-sol-i-dag'i-nis\ Collect specimens of these galls, and, placing them in breeding-cages, rear the adult Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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