. Natural history of the animal kingdom for the use of young people : in three parts, comprising I. Mammalia : II. Birds : Part III. Reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, worms, molluscs, zoophytes, &c. : with 91 coloured plates, including about 850 figures, and numerous additional illustrations in the text . nt-lion, isshort and thick, about three-quarters of an inch long,and digs itself a circular pitfall in the sand, fromwhich only its jaws project in the middle. Here itlies in ambush, till an ant or some other insectfalls into the pit, when it seizes it, and sucks outits juices. If the inse
. Natural history of the animal kingdom for the use of young people : in three parts, comprising I. Mammalia : II. Birds : Part III. Reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, worms, molluscs, zoophytes, &c. : with 91 coloured plates, including about 850 figures, and numerous additional illustrations in the text . nt-lion, isshort and thick, about three-quarters of an inch long,and digs itself a circular pitfall in the sand, fromwhich only its jaws project in the middle. Here itlies in ambush, till an ant or some other insectfalls into the pit, when it seizes it, and sucks outits juices. If the insect does not fall to the bottom,and tries to escape, the -ant-lion throws up showersof sand with its shovel-shaped head, until the preyfalls to the bottom of the pit. When it has suckedthe insect dry, it jerks the empty skin out of thepit in the same way. The species figured is com-mon in many parts of Central and Southern Europeduring the summer. Family VII. Ascalaphidse. In these insects,the antennae are long, and clubbed at the end. Theabdomen is oval, and the wings are broad. Thehind wings are frequently blotched with black andyellow, which increases their resemblance to a butter-fly. The larvse resemble those of the Ant-lions, bijtconstruct no pitfalls. Family VIII. Perlidae. The Stone-flies have. Perla hicaiiilala. reticulated wings, the hind wings being as long asthe fore wings, and the abdomen is broad, and ter- minates in two short filaments. The antennae aremoderately long. The metamorphosis is complete. Perla bicaudata has a brownish-yellow thoraxbordered with darker, a reddish yellow head, and abrownish yellow abdomen. The wings are yellowish,but transparent, and the nervures are darker. Theyprefer the neighbourhood of running brooks. Thefemale lays her eggs in the water, and the carni-vorous larva; hide under stones and in crevices. Family IX. Ephemeridae. The organs of themouth are very imperfectly developed, the antennaeare moderately long, and the fore wings are
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