Marvels of insect life ; a popular account of structure and habit . The Tarantula-Killer. Actual photographs of the species of wasp shown in the drawing attacking the big bird-spider, and tcnown in Texas as thetarantula-killer. The disproportion between the wasp and the spider is so great as to make the contest appear absurd, but itusually ends in victory for the wasp. The sting of the wasp is so effectual a preservative that a stung spider has been known tokeep fresh for more than a year That is to say, its legs appear ridiculous when seen in such a place ; but on thegrass-land, where it is m
Marvels of insect life ; a popular account of structure and habit . The Tarantula-Killer. Actual photographs of the species of wasp shown in the drawing attacking the big bird-spider, and tcnown in Texas as thetarantula-killer. The disproportion between the wasp and the spider is so great as to make the contest appear absurd, but itusually ends in victory for the wasp. The sting of the wasp is so effectual a preservative that a stung spider has been known tokeep fresh for more than a year That is to say, its legs appear ridiculous when seen in such a place ; but on thegrass-land, where it is more at home, its length of leg is not inappropriate. Daddyin its larval stage is a pest ; but Mrs. Daddy when engaged in the important taskof stocking our lawns and pastures with a new generation is an interesting long, slender legs fitting between the grass-blades enable her the betterto bend down her hind-body and use it as a boring implement, with which to makea hole in the ground in which she can lay one of her numerous shiny black many
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