. Introduction to zoology; a guide to the study of animals, for the use of secondary schools;. FIG. 48.—Dorcus, a stag - size. W. H. C. P. 50 ZOOLOGY. • closely applied plates. This family includes many very large insects. We can separate it into two groups, - - the scavengers and the leaf-chafers. The scavenger lamellicorns, commonly known as tumble-bugs, live in the dung of horses and cows, which they form into balls and roll long distances(Fig. 49). The dung-rolling habithas long excited interest; indeed,among the Egyptians it was asource of superstition. So highwas the
. Introduction to zoology; a guide to the study of animals, for the use of secondary schools;. FIG. 48.—Dorcus, a stag - size. W. H. C. P. 50 ZOOLOGY. • closely applied plates. This family includes many very large insects. We can separate it into two groups, - - the scavengers and the leaf-chafers. The scavenger lamellicorns, commonly known as tumble-bugs, live in the dung of horses and cows, which they form into balls and roll long distances(Fig. 49). The dung-rolling habithas long excited interest; indeed,among the Egyptians it was asource of superstition. So highwas the veneration of this peoplefor this their sacred beetle, thatthey reproduced it in their paint-ings and sculpture. The ball ofdung is really intended for the dep-osition of an egg, and it is rolledby both males and females to a hole in the ground which has been dug in a safe place for its reception. The leaf-eating lamellicorns include the May-beetles or June-bugs (Lachnosterna1) which are attracted by lamplight at night. They enter with a busy humming sound, soon come in violent contact with the wall or a piece of furni-ture, and fall heavily to the floor. They f
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