. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. A Frozen World 221 This rapid skimming in curves or circles on the surface of the water is produced in a most interest- ing way by the co-operation of the various pairs of legs, which I can best explain by the analogy of the bicycle. The two shorter and active hind-legs produce the quick forward dart, just as the main. NO. 7.—THE WHIRLIGIG BEETLE IN SUMMER, DANCING. motion of the cycle is given it by the back wheel ; the longer front legs act like the front wheel of the cycle in altering the direction ; one of them is jer
. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. A Frozen World 221 This rapid skimming in curves or circles on the surface of the water is produced in a most interest- ing way by the co-operation of the various pairs of legs, which I can best explain by the analogy of the bicycle. The two shorter and active hind-legs produce the quick forward dart, just as the main. NO. 7.—THE WHIRLIGIG BEETLE IN SUMMER, DANCING. motion of the cycle is given it by the back wheel ; the longer front legs act like the front wheel of the cycle in altering the direction ; one of them is jerked out to right or left, rudderwise, and gives the desired amount of curve to the resulting motion according to the w^ill and necessities of the 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 Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. New York : Doubleday & McClure
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