. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. 270 INSECT Another very large digger-wasp which frequently attracts attention is represented by Fig. 243. This is the cicada- killer, Spheci- us speciosus {Spke'ci-usspe- ci-o'sus). It is black, some- times of a rusty color, and has the abdomen -Pia.^i-spAeciusspeciosus. banded with yellow. It digs burrows in the earth two feet or more in depth, and provisions each with a cicada. The Tiger-beetles.—The tiger-beetles are long- legged, agil
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. 270 INSECT Another very large digger-wasp which frequently attracts attention is represented by Fig. 243. This is the cicada- killer, Spheci- us speciosus {Spke'ci-usspe- ci-o'sus). It is black, some- times of a rusty color, and has the abdomen -Pia.^i-spAeciusspeciosus. banded with yellow. It digs burrows in the earth two feet or more in depth, and provisions each with a cicada. The Tiger-beetles.—The tiger-beetles are long- legged, agile beetles, which abound on bright, hot days in dusty roads, in beaten paths, and on the shores of streams. Fig. 244 represents a common species. Their popular name was suggested by their predaceous habits and the stripes with which many species are marked. They can run swiftly and fly well. When approached by a passer-by, they remain quiet but alert till nearly reached; then like a flash they fly up and away, but alight after going a few rods. Before alighting they always turn so as to face the approaching person and be able to watch his movements. These beetles dig sloping burrows in the earth into which they retreat in stormy or cold weather. The larvae of the tiger-beetles live in vertical bur- Fig. 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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