Marvels of insect life ; a popular account of structure and habit . Photo by] Spotted Horia. [£. St-:p, A beetle which in the grub-stage is a parasite in the nest of th carpenterbee, and destroys the grubs of that Insect. It is a native ot the WestIndies; here shown one and a half times life size. Xyl<)co]ia teredi - Moiia maculat. ^ Ceratina c\anca. ? Osmia The Bronze-Fish. [H. Main, This Insect is in general form similar to the silver-fish, but its silver is mottled with brown. The scales producing this mottled patternare detached by the softest touch. The Ins
Marvels of insect life ; a popular account of structure and habit . Photo by] Spotted Horia. [£. St-:p, A beetle which in the grub-stage is a parasite in the nest of th carpenterbee, and destroys the grubs of that Insect. It is a native ot the WestIndies; here shown one and a half times life size. Xyl<)co]ia teredi - Moiia maculat. ^ Ceratina c\anca. ? Osmia The Bronze-Fish. [H. Main, This Insect is in general form similar to the silver-fish, but its silver is mottled with brown. The scales producing this mottled patternare detached by the softest touch. The Insects disdain the sheltered indoor life preferred by the silver-fish and the fire-brat, and arefound on rocks on the mountain and sea-shore, and among fallen leaves in woods. 43 44 Marvels of Insect Life*
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