. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Marvels of Insect Life. 300 A His nuickness and ai-ilitv astonished me. At last I triumphed, by 3n« th^adT^'f Captain ^Maclear, and shooting him with a of paper fnm mv air-L'Ui. a mode of attack for which he was evidently '^^F^Lt c«kroaches .âay often be see,t carrym« a <l-k brcâ¢n^^orny pun, attached came from Asia and Nerth-eastern Europe through Russia It is said to have come to England in the company of soldiers returning from the Crimean War^ It is about half the si
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Marvels of Insect Life. 300 A His nuickness and ai-ilitv astonished me. At last I triumphed, by 3n« th^adT^'f Captain ^Maclear, and shooting him with a of paper fnm mv air-L'Ui. a mode of attack for which he was evidently '^^F^Lt c«kroaches .âay often be see,t carrym« a <l-k brcâ¢n^^orny pun, attached came from Asia and Nerth-eastern Europe through Russia It is said to have come to England in the company of soldiers returning from the Crimean War^ It is about half the size of the common cockroach, ami both are winged. As it reaches maturity in the cour'^.- of a few months (the common species take> sevral vears), it soon forms enormous swarms It is ef a lighter colour than its larger relation and the extend bevond the end of the body .\ much larger species, the kakerlac,^ came to us fr,>>« Tropical \merica, and is established in houses chlct^^ near the docks, as it is the species most frequent on board ship. It may also be seen in some plenty m certain of the warmer houses in the Zoological Society s Gardens ; but otiierwise it does not appear to spread much in this country. Occasionally a specimen or two of the still larger drummer,» of the West Indies, is caught here, having come on ship-board ; but it doe. not appear ever to have obtained a proper footins- Other species turn up at Kew, with plants from all. PhotQby] * [ Cbotcn-Pug or (.erman Cockroach. RmHv an Asiatic sppciMwhiVh Is Miev^^^^ Other SpeClCS lUFIl up rtu ivv,.., r _ HSiSEHSH quarter'of the world; and of these we give several restaurants. It is photofraph<;d ^^-i^oUs -S-S:K-S'i:-^- P"^'o!!^\hree native cockroaches are small, and bemg thi fore-bod" -â '^' ' *" *!"*. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colo
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