. Bulletin. Geography. LOW PRAIRIE 283 on the ground. The 6-spotted spider (Dolomedes sexpimctatus) preys upon the other small animals. The common toad and the marsh tree- frog {Chorophilus nigritus) are common (139). The latter is particularly abundant in the autumn. Its eggs are laid in April in the temporary pools. Transformations are complete by the last of May. The prairie garter-snake {Thamnophis radix) was formerly common. It is known to feed upon the swamp tree-toad. The prairie water-snake (Tropidonotus grahamii) was formerly common in and about prairie sloughs (22). The bobolink buil
. Bulletin. Geography. LOW PRAIRIE 283 on the ground. The 6-spotted spider (Dolomedes sexpimctatus) preys upon the other small animals. The common toad and the marsh tree- frog {Chorophilus nigritus) are common (139). The latter is particularly abundant in the autumn. Its eggs are laid in April in the temporary pools. Transformations are complete by the last of May. The prairie garter-snake {Thamnophis radix) was formerly common. It is known to feed upon the swamp tree-toad. The prairie water-snake (Tropidonotus grahamii) was formerly common in and about prairie sloughs (22). The bobolink builds a nest here in a bunch of grass; the meadow lark and dickcissel build nests of grass and weeds, usually arched over. The bisons, residents of the high prairie, were fond of rolling in the low. 288 Fig. 288.—The large green leaf-hopper {Draeculacephala mollipes): a, young; 6, one half-grown; c, adult; enlarged as indicated (after Forbes). Fig. 289.—The six-spotted leaf hopper {Cicadtda sexnolata); enlarged as indicated (after Forbes).. 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 Geographic Society of Chicago. Chicago, Ill. : Published for the Society by the University of Chicago Press
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