. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. A Beast of Prey 63 without the sHghtest consideration for his feehngs as a hving animal. I may add (to anticipate an obvious criticism) that I am aware the sting-bearing wasp is a female ; I have only treated her here to a masculine pro- noun because it helps to discriminate her better in each sen- tence from my friend Rosalind. In No. 6, our in- trepid Rosalind is re- presented in the act of attacking a blow- fly which has buzzed noisily into the web. The moment her delicate foot on the line informs her that a large inse
. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. A Beast of Prey 63 without the sHghtest consideration for his feehngs as a hving animal. I may add (to anticipate an obvious criticism) that I am aware the sting-bearing wasp is a female ; I have only treated her here to a masculine pro- noun because it helps to discriminate her better in each sen- tence from my friend Rosalind. In No. 6, our in- trepid Rosalind is re- presented in the act of attacking a blow- fly which has buzzed noisily into the web. The moment her delicate foot on the line informs her that a large insect has got entangled in her toils, she rushes angrily out, and begins at once to envelop him. In this case, however, her intention is not to devour him on the spot ; she means to store her larder with provisions for future use, and is as careless as ever of the feelings of her victim. No. 7 shows with what bands she proceeds to swathe him. She catches him firmly as fast as. NO. 7. — ROSALIND TRUNDLINC. THE BLOVV-FI,Y, AND 'ING HIM IN SILK FROM HER Sl' 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 Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. London : G. Newnes
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