. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. 2i^ Marvels of Insect Life. \ /. Oni-of Ihr'irhmiimon« cm aprn to show the The Ichnelmon of the Lakge White UttTERFLv. •, tilljiiuipla, hrre shown in thrr<- <' -. The -u-cond photoeraph show- naif ichiuiunoh arrivcil at (nil ,- shown in one of our photographs, has the hind-body in the female drawn out to ;in inordinate length to serve, no doubt, for probing deep and narrow burrows su. I. as those in the earth where lie the egg, of locusts, and the crevices of bark. It lu- been stated bv Do
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. 2i^ Marvels of Insect Life. \ /. Oni-of Ihr'irhmiimon« cm aprn to show the The Ichnelmon of the Lakge White UttTERFLv. •, tilljiiuipla, hrre shown in thrr<- <' -. The -u-cond photoeraph show- naif ichiuiunoh arrivcil at (nil ,- shown in one of our photographs, has the hind-body in the female drawn out to ;in inordinate length to serve, no doubt, for probing deep and narrow burrows su. I. as those in the earth where lie the egg, of locusts, and the crevices of bark. It lu- been stated bv Doubledav that thev pierce wood with this hind-body, and he declaK- that he foun. twenty or thirtv of them that had perished through inability t- withdraw the^r bodies from wood they had pierced. The male, it should be stated, lias a hind-body of quite normal proportions. The Briitntone-Butterfly. It is a noteworthy coincidence that the abundant flower that is accepted as typical of spring-time, and the earliest butterflv of the year shr ild be of the same uncommon tint. It is a great pity that the fathers of Bini-li entomologv, who gave most of the populai names to our butterflies, should Liv. missed the opportunity they had of calhng the butterfly by the name of the tl >cr ' Uhyssa pcrsuasoria. - Pelecinus 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 Step, Edward, 1855-1931. Toronto : W. Briggs
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