. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. 32 INSECT 9. Pin any other winged insects you have that are large enough to be pinned, remembering that except in case of beetles the insects should be pinned through the middle of the thorax. 10. If there remain some in- sects that are too small to be pinned, they should be mounted on cardboard points, as described on page 298. 11. Count the legs on each Fig. 10. . ?, . /T specimen in your collection. (It is supposed that you have only w
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. 32 INSECT 9. Pin any other winged insects you have that are large enough to be pinned, remembering that except in case of beetles the insects should be pinned through the middle of the thorax. 10. If there remain some in- sects that are too small to be pinned, they should be mounted on cardboard points, as described on page 298. 11. Count the legs on each Fig. 10. . ?, . /T specimen in your collection. (It is supposed that you have only winged specimens.) How many legs do winged insects have ? The shrilling locust slowly sheathes His dagger voice, and creeps away Beneath the brooding leaves where breathes The zephyr of the dying day: One naked star has waded through The purple shallows of the night. And faltering as falls the dew It drips its misty light. O'er garden blooms, On tides of musk. The beetle booms adown the glooms And bumps along the dusk. The katydid is rasping at The silence from the tangled broom: On drunken wings the flitting bat Goes staggering athwart the gloom: The toadstool bulges through the weeds; And lavishly to left and right The fireflies, like golden seeds. Are sown about the 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, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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