Natural history of animals; . Fig. 302 When placed upon the back, these Beetles at oncewith a snap and a jerk, throwthemselves upwards ; and they re-peat the operation till they comedown right side up. They per-form this feat by means of a spine-like organ situated on the underside of the breast. Spring Beetlesvary from half an inch to twoinches in length, and the head isalmost concealed in the of the most curious kinds hastwo eye-like spots on the thorax,as seen in Figure 303. Some of the Elaters, and others closely related tothem, give out a brilliant light at night, and are known
Natural history of animals; . Fig. 302 When placed upon the back, these Beetles at oncewith a snap and a jerk, throwthemselves upwards ; and they re-peat the operation till they comedown right side up. They per-form this feat by means of a spine-like organ situated on the underside of the breast. Spring Beetlesvary from half an inch to twoinches in length, and the head isalmost concealed in the of the most curious kinds hastwo eye-like spots on the thorax,as seen in Figure 303. Some of the Elaters, and others closely related tothem, give out a brilliant light at night, and are known. Fig. 303- — Eyed SpringBeetle. BEETLES. 1/9 as Fireflies. They are common in meadows in sum-mer. Some of the tropical kinds emit such a brilliantphosphorescence, that a few of them placed in a glassvessel give light enough for a person to read by. Curculios, or Weevils. These Beetles are hard, generally rather small, somebeing minute, and in most cases they have a long,slender snout. In some, however, the fore part of thehead is broad. They feign death when disturbed, and,
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