. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. NERVE-WINGED INSECTS. 381 and the insect endeavor to escape, its captor instantly makes such a turmoil by tossing up the sand with its closed jaws, and covering each side of the pit with the moving grains, that the insect is tolerably certain to be brought down to the bottom, and is seized by the Ant-lion, who immediately drags it below the sand. When the insect is very strong and struggles hard to escape, the Ant-lion
. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. NERVE-WINGED INSECTS. 381 and the insect endeavor to escape, its captor instantly makes such a turmoil by tossing up the sand with its closed jaws, and covering each side of the pit with the moving grains, that the insect is tolerably certain to be brought down to the bottom, and is seized by the Ant-lion, who immediately drags it below the sand. When the insect is very strong and struggles hard to escape, the Ant-lion shakes it about as a dog does a rat, and beats it against the ground until it is disabled. The Termites, or White Ants, as they are very erroneously called, belong to this order. These insects live in large societies, and build edifices, sometimes of enor- mous size, and almost as hard as stone. Twelve feet in height is quite common, so that were we to compare our works with theirs, St. Peter's in Rome, and St. Paul's in London, fall infinitely short of the edifices - constructed by these little creatures. The common Termes hellicosus, or warlike Termite, inhabits Africa. Not only does it build thcst. White 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Philadelphia : Crawford & Co.
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