Elementary studies in insect life Elementary studies in insect life elementarystudie00hunt Year: 1902 WEALTH OF INSECT LIFE 179 green in others. Some of these insects illustrate pro- tective characteristics to a high degree in their resem- blance to leaves of trees. Such forms are confined to the tropics. ' Praying mantis,' ' praying horse/' ' mule-killer,' ' devil horse,' ' rear horse,' and ' camel cricket' are FIG. 145. Full-grown mantis patiently waiting or 'praying' for an oppor- tunity to seize any small, unwary creature. Natural size. Photographed from life by M. V. Slingerland. a' p
Elementary studies in insect life Elementary studies in insect life elementarystudie00hunt Year: 1902 WEALTH OF INSECT LIFE 179 green in others. Some of these insects illustrate pro- tective characteristics to a high degree in their resem- blance to leaves of trees. Such forms are confined to the tropics. ' Praying mantis,' ' praying horse/' ' mule-killer,' ' devil horse,' ' rear horse,' and ' camel cricket' are FIG. 145. Full-grown mantis patiently waiting or 'praying' for an oppor- tunity to seize any small, unwary creature. Natural size. Photographed from life by M. V. Slingerland. a' partial list of the terms referring to the insect repre- sented in the figure. It has been called by scientists, Phasmomantis Carolina. The attitude doubtless ac- counts for the modifying term ' praying.' ' Rear horse' and ' camel cricket' have some reference to its shape. The term ' mule-killer' arises from the superstition that the dark-colored saliva which the in- sect ejects from its mouth is fatal to the mule. It is
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