. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. 368 Marvels of Insect Life. VmonK the,.- Kruund-bcetles are . numlxT of ⢠fmind th. .ret .^v"rns of Kuropc and North America. Tlrese. l,avm« no ,«,on for ..^h , /rebiutd -1 some orthcn, have lost not only their ^V-t';^'-;;'';:;;.;;; :,; well. the loss of appears to be compensated hy ;" .'J^^^ , '^^e nf the sense of touch for thev are fuUv as active as those that have i^ht. Oth. bir^b^Tles of "his family are found livin, under deeply imbedd
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. 368 Marvels of Insect Life. VmonK the,.- Kruund-bcetles are . numlxT of ⢠fmind th. .ret .^v"rns of Kuropc and North America. Tlrese. l,avm« no ,«,on for ..^h , /rebiutd -1 some orthcn, have lost not only their ^V-t';^'-;;'';:;;.;;; :,; well. the loss of appears to be compensated hy ;" .'J^^^ , '^^e nf the sense of touch for thev are fuUv as active as those that have i^ht. Oth. bir^b^Tles of "his family are found livin, under deeply imbedded ^tones^ hav neve be-en found above-ground. We have a native .-enus-i whose member, e âX sfones and in deep crevices, and some of these show ,rea ,, n the si/e of the eyes. Two other of our native spc^cies^ hve stones on th- ",^u,^ML tide-marks. As the tide comes in they "" ""nd-body whuh hold a -â¢*'â '-' -:"'\"^^; ,,''â! ! sustain their respiration until the tide n. '*'â ""''"' The Golden Ground-Beetle. Ihi* i* io on ill v/\>'-r>- it iv known :m the (tardrnrr-wh. nco "'"'^" v.^^ Ubfc": ; thJothcr. ot its tamily, it is vâ and l;\rge numb, r^ !,.,1 upon certain little sea-snails they find among the seaweeds that have been «ashid "*'°One of the finest of the members of this family is a beetle which, borrow-in;^ from its scientific name,* we may call the beautiful searcher. It is rare in thi, country, but is found in the New Forest and a few other localities. It is broad in proportion to its length, and of a beautiful dark bronzy-green or violet-black the wing-covers each bearing three rows of minute pits, and having the remamdir of the surface delicately grooved in two directions. Owing to't*/a"'y here «e cannot claim f. it that it is a very valuable member of the British fauna bu on the Continent an allied
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