. Animal activities; a first book in zoo?logy. Zoology; Animal behavior. CHAPTER VIII. SOME INSECT Structure and Habits. Fig. 78 shows the parts of the hinder leg of a cockroach, an insect whose legs are well adapted for running. Comparing this leg with the corresponding legs of a grasshopper, we find the same parts present but modified for jumping. Looking at the legs of a mole-cricket, we find again the same parts, but .in this case altered for digging. Among the large water-bugs, which live by hunting, the legs are fitted for seizing and holding prey. In some of these bugs, a
. Animal activities; a first book in zoo?logy. Zoology; Animal behavior. CHAPTER VIII. SOME INSECT Structure and Habits. Fig. 78 shows the parts of the hinder leg of a cockroach, an insect whose legs are well adapted for running. Comparing this leg with the corresponding legs of a grasshopper, we find the same parts present but modified for jumping. Looking at the legs of a mole-cricket, we find again the same parts, but .in this case altered for digging. Among the large water-bugs, which live by hunting, the legs are fitted for seizing and holding prey. In some of these bugs, a portion of the leg forms a sheath into which another portion shuts like the blade of a pocket-knife when not in use (Fig. 80). Aquatic insects like the water-boat- m a n (Notonecta) and the large water- beetle (Ditycus) have legs made into powerful oars, which they are 86. 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 French, Nathaniel Stowers, 1854-. New York [etc. etc. ] Longmans, Green and Co
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