. Ways of the six-footed. Insects. 20 WAYS OF THE SIX-FOOTED. Fig. 8. Musical Instrument of the Katydid. that suggests curiosity rather than fear. Figure 7 is a picture of our common katydid; it shows the front triangular portion of the wing, which is the instrument with which the katydid plays. Figure 8 shows the details of the triangular bases of the upper wings from be- neath ; I is the left wing triangle and r is that of the right wing; the left triangle bears the file (/) and the right triangle bears the scraper (s); in the central portion of each triangle is a translucent membrane (m), w
. Ways of the six-footed. Insects. 20 WAYS OF THE SIX-FOOTED. Fig. 8. Musical Instrument of the Katydid. that suggests curiosity rather than fear. Figure 7 is a picture of our common katydid; it shows the front triangular portion of the wing, which is the instrument with which the katydid plays. Figure 8 shows the details of the triangular bases of the upper wings from be- neath ; I is the left wing triangle and r is that of the right wing; the left triangle bears the file (/) and the right triangle bears the scraper (s); in the central portion of each triangle is a translucent membrane (m), which is set into vibration when the scraper is drawn across the file and transmits the movement to the entire wing. The file is so large that it can be seen plainly with the naked eye. The song is so exactly like our own enun- ciation of the words " Katy did, Katy did, she did," that the singer seems almost uncanny, and attracts universal attention wherever he abounds. Of the insect musicians the cricket is easily the most popular. Long associated with man, as a companion of the hearth and the field, his song touches ever the chords of human experience. Although we, in America, do not have the house-cricket which English poets. 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, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. Boston, Ginn & Company
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