. The insect book [microform] : a popular account of the bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, flies and other North American insects exclusive of the butterflies, moths and beetles, with full life histories, tables and bibliographies. Insectes; Insects. The Black Klici and Hulfalo Onata ! which the fbllowinn account is condensoJ. The adults ((.i w in :'â¢â .' III m .it tho lioninninn "( the tiist cuniiiiiii'iis wiMthtr in tho spring. The i>ij{s arc deposited on rucks over \v huh the is tlowinK. I lie llies hover in httle swarms a font oi two .il uve the rock,
. The insect book [microform] : a popular account of the bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, flies and other North American insects exclusive of the butterflies, moths and beetles, with full life histories, tables and bibliographies. Insectes; Insects. The Black Klici and Hulfalo Onata ! which the fbllowinn account is condensoJ. The adults ((.i w in :'â¢â .' III m .it tho lioninninn "( the tiist cuniiiiiii'iis wiMthtr in tho spring. The i>ij{s arc deposited on rucks over \v huh the is tlowinK. I lie llies hover in httle swarms a font oi two .il uve the rock, llvini! l^-'ck .md torth, .iiul down and depositing lun eggs beniMlh the water on the llat surface of the rock. I he hatch of ei:i{s becomes at .1 foot or more in diameter and is di-tinctlv observable .it some distance on account of the light yellowish color. V\ hen the is veiv \v and its velocity sli;;ht the llies soinetiines over the of the rock .ind depo>it eggs without tlymg. Only a small proportion of the eggs pro- duce larvx". The larva' hatch about eight davs after the eggs are and in this the in- sect be found .it .inv of the in suinnier .IS u ell .IS In winter, and it is in this it The die in three or Inut hours %\lun pi,iced in i|uiet I'.isteiud to the rock 'V tne .mil L-nd of the bodv they assume .in erect position .md move the irouiid with a circlinii motion. Thev ick'.ise themselves . as thev grow tliev sometimes .illow themselves to be into deeper water. holding bv a which they spin as they go. The is 'Min from the mouth but is along the side of the body different segments. Sometimes .1 cluster of ' to the same thread which they .iscend in mu^h the ner as do spiders. Not much food is taken in the ^. .e. l)uring
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