Marvels of insect life ; a popular account of structure and habit . A ; mnarkabk- locust from the- Congo, which was caught in the act of catcliiug aud ratiug a luous,-, aud is now witli its victim preservedm the Natural Museum at South Keusingtou. This photograpli is uot an arrangement. Inu i. taUen fro th • actuaspecimens as received from Africa. acuiai A Mouse-catching Locust. The general impression respecting gra^hoppi-rs and locusts is that they arepurely vegetarian Insects. It is from that point of view that they are universalhconsidered ; but it is highly
Marvels of insect life ; a popular account of structure and habit . A ; mnarkabk- locust from the- Congo, which was caught in the act of catcliiug aud ratiug a luous,-, aud is now witli its victim preservedm the Natural Museum at South Keusingtou. This photograpli is uot an arrangement. Inu i. taUen fro th • actuaspecimens as received from Africa. acuiai A Mouse-catching Locust. The general impression respecting gra^hoppi-rs and locusts is that they arepurely vegetarian Insects. It is from that point of view that they are universalhconsidered ; but it is highly probable that creatures possessed of such efficientcutting jaws vary their diet, at least on occasion. \\V have kepi examples of A Mouse-catching Phnto by] The Spinning Ant. [Harold Hastin. The ant that makes use of its grub for spinning together the leaves that cover its nestis shown on this page in two of its forms or castes. This winged example is afemale, and is depicted about twice the natural size. and other household scraps to leatherslippers ! In the British Museum (NaturalKistor\) there is a specimen of one ofthe largest known locusts,-^ which wasreceived from a missionary in the CongoFree State a few years ago, who had takenit in the act of feasting upon a mouse ithad caught. It was from this specimen,with the same mouse held securely in itsjaws, that our illustrations were good idea of this locusts size andstrength may be obtained from the photo-graph on page 8 and the drawing onpage 7, \\hich show its natural propor-tions. The locust in cjuestion does notconfine its attention to mice ; largespiders, beetles and other Insects, andprobably small nestling birds serve itequally for food. This is really one of the
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