. Agriculture [microform]. Agriculture; Agriculture. I fc* 74 AC;RICUiTUUE. CHAPTER XVII. I If' t M OF THE FT FT J). (T^\ssHOPPKks.—W'c shall Inst refer to an insert that attacks nearly all the plants of the field —the grassh()i)[)er. You catch one oi' these insects in the hayfield or the i)asture and carefully observe its form. First of all you count its legs there are six, three on each side. By conii)aring with other insects you notice that all exc^ept si)iders have the same number. \'ou obserN'e that its legs are jointed and that its very long hind legs are well suited to jumping
. Agriculture [microform]. Agriculture; Agriculture. I fc* 74 AC;RICUiTUUE. CHAPTER XVII. I If' t M OF THE FT FT J). (T^\ssHOPPKks.—W'c shall Inst refer to an insert that attacks nearly all the plants of the field —the grassh()i)[)er. You catch one oi' these insects in the hayfield or the i)asture and carefully observe its form. First of all you count its legs there are six, three on each side. By conii)aring with other insects you notice that all exc^ept si)iders have the same number. \'ou obserN'e that its legs are jointed and that its very long hind legs are well suited to jumping or hopping. 'I'hen. Fi^'. 28—A Grasshopper. you notice that its body is ])ut together in ])arts or sections. So are th;)se of other insects —hence the name "; It has also two long cairved feelers sticking out in front of its head (each is called an antenna and the two are called antennne). Then t)bserve ttie two large eyes and the mouth fitted for biting or (anting through the leaf and the stalk of the grass. The outside of the body is hard and the inside soft—a dead, dried- up grassho|)j)er has the form of a live one. A horse or a cow has its bones within and tiie soft llesh outside, bu*^ the insect has its bony part, so to speak, on 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 James, C. C. (Charles Canniff), 1863-1916. Toronto : G. N. Morang
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