. The American boys' book of bugs, butterflies and beetles. Insects. The June-Bug or May-Beetle 235 have never seen them plentiful enough to do any great amount of damage. Some time in June the female deposits her eggs under the ground, laying them singly, apparently as she digs her w^ay down. She deposits sometliing over a dozen rather long white eggs. The young grubs come out near the middle of July. THE JUNE-BUG OR THE MAY-BEETLE The June-bug as the boys call it (Fig. 215), usually comes a little before June and is known among the older people as the May-beetle. The young people count it as
. The American boys' book of bugs, butterflies and beetles. Insects. The June-Bug or May-Beetle 235 have never seen them plentiful enough to do any great amount of damage. Some time in June the female deposits her eggs under the ground, laying them singly, apparently as she digs her w^ay down. She deposits sometliing over a dozen rather long white eggs. The young grubs come out near the middle of July. THE JUNE-BUG OR THE MAY-BEETLE The June-bug as the boys call it (Fig. 215), usually comes a little before June and is known among the older people as the May-beetle. The young people count it as the biggest fool in the beetle tribe, as it is always bumping and buzzing around and getting itself in trouble, banging its head against the ceiling, singeing its wings and legs over the chimney of the kerosene lamp, and ap- parently never doing anything with any purpose or thought. These blundering beetles are of a chestnut- brown color and although the shell feels smooth to the touch, if carefully examined it will be found to be covered with little hollows, dents or dimples about the size of a needle-point. Each of the wing. 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 Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941. Philadelphia, Lippincott
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