. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. 172 ARTICULATES; INSECTS. shut like a pair of scissors. They are found under stones, and under the bark of old trees, and fly only at night. They are believed by some to crawl into people's ears, but there is probably no good reason for tliis belief. COCKROACHES. Cockroaches are found in forests, and some species infest kitchens, store-rooms, and closets, devouring all kinds of food, and even clothes. Figure 324 shows one of the kind
. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. 172 ARTICULATES; INSECTS. shut like a pair of scissors. They are found under stones, and under the bark of old trees, and fly only at night. They are believed by some to crawl into people's ears, but there is probably no good reason for tliis belief. COCKROACHES. Cockroaches are found in forests, and some species infest kitchens, store-rooms, and closets, devouring all kinds of food, and even clothes. Figure 324 shows one of the kinds common in this country, although it origi- nated in Asia. WALKING-STICKS AND WALKING-LEAVES. The Walking-Sticks are insects which look like dry twigs; and the Walking-Leaves have wings that look almost precisely like leaves. They belong mostly to. Fig. 325. — Walking-Stick. the warm parts of the globe, but several kinds of Walk- ing-Sticks are found in the United States. They are from three or four inches to a foot long. Figure 325 shows one of our most common species, about one half its natural size. MANTES. The Mantes are grasshopper-like insects which have the fore legs suited for seizing and holding prey. They. 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy (Gove) 1836-. New York, Scribner, Armstrong
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