Insect life; an introduction to nature-study and a guide for teachers, students, and others interested in out-of-door life . Flo. 49.—A praying-mantis. their prey (Fig. 49) has given them the name of pray-ing mantes, the name of the typical genus beingMantis. Family Phasmid^ (Phasmi-das).—The body isvery long and slender; the three pairs of legs are INSECT LIFE. similar in form, and are also very long and slender; the insects walk slowly. This family includes the well-known walking sticks (Fig. 50). Family AcridiD/E (A-crid-i-dae).—There are three fami-lies of this order in whichthe hind legs
Insect life; an introduction to nature-study and a guide for teachers, students, and others interested in out-of-door life . Flo. 49.—A praying-mantis. their prey (Fig. 49) has given them the name of pray-ing mantes, the name of the typical genus beingMantis. Family Phasmid^ (Phasmi-das).—The body isvery long and slender; the three pairs of legs are INSECT LIFE. similar in form, and are also very long and slender; the insects walk slowly. This family includes the well-known walking sticks (Fig. 50). Family AcridiD/E (A-crid-i-dae).—There are three fami-lies of this order in whichthe hind legs are very much
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