. Elementary studies in insect life. Insects. 138 KLEMKXTARY STTDIES IX IXSECT LIFE ground. As the female grasshopper lays the eggs, slie places an impervious glutinous coating around them. This glutinous material hinds the eggs together and surrounds them so as to form a water-proof pod molded to the shape of the hole which the insect has made. If the ground is disturbed in the spring these egg-pods will be broken up, exposed to the sun and rain, to sud- den changes in the weather, to birds, and to other insects. All of these conditions are highly injurious to the life of the embryonic grassh
. Elementary studies in insect life. Insects. 138 KLEMKXTARY STTDIES IX IXSECT LIFE ground. As the female grasshopper lays the eggs, slie places an impervious glutinous coating around them. This glutinous material hinds the eggs together and surrounds them so as to form a water-proof pod molded to the shape of the hole which the insect has made. If the ground is disturbed in the spring these egg-pods will be broken up, exposed to the sun and rain, to sud- den changes in the weather, to birds, and to other insects. All of these conditions are highly injurious to the life of the embryonic grasshopper, and few of these insects. FIG. 110. A beneficial insect. Praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) eating live grasshopper which it has captured with its strong, spined fore legs—natural size. Photographed from life by M. V. Slingerland. will hatch on ground thus treated. If the ground is not disturbed the eggs protected from the winter snows and spring rains by this water-proof coating will hatch; and as small nymphs the young insects will find their way to the surface to begin their work of 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 Hunter, Samuel John, 1866-1946. Topeka, Kan. , Crane & company
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