. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. /â *../o hv] A wnrkiT <.( ihi* b'.i(Tiiltlriff jaws, ihoiuli hi-n-1 hntl, may ,'Jril'i'J **''.'*â I'"', ^'â¢â¢f "â '' »- «rrn to bp mnrc' hi I*.iiLir |» for tlw kalTiiltlnir, whkh kawrompli^hnl The Sai ra Ant. It, 'Ilbinrd tn hVr lliiU't It* i â¢^/â¢t-n plainly; ; 'H. Sdilm. TIu' powi'rfiil The largest kiiuun of thcw ac| Insects wc mav rail the ^iant watiT- buj;,' a nativr of Hrazil, Ciuiana. and Trinidad, whirc it spt'rids ihi' day in muddy pools and »lu);(;ish wate
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. /â *../o hv] A wnrkiT <.( ihi* b'.i(Tiiltlriff jaws, ihoiuli hi-n-1 hntl, may ,'Jril'i'J **''.'*â I'"', ^'â¢â¢f "â '' »- «rrn to bp mnrc' hi I*.iiLir |» for tlw kalTiiltlnir, whkh kawrompli^hnl The Sai ra Ant. It, 'Ilbinrd tn hVr lliiU't It* i â¢^/â¢t-n plainly; ; 'H. Sdilm. TIu' powi'rfiil The largest kiiuun of thcw ac| Insects wc mav rail the ^iant watiT- buj;,' a nativr of Hrazil, Ciuiana. and Trinidad, whirc it spt'rids ihi' day in muddy pools and »lu);(;ish waters, and in the evening exercises its winRS in the air. Its rather flat, \ellow-brown bark has led some people to suppose it is an extra- larjie cockroach, and the writer received a lar^'c specimen from Trinidad which his correspondent spoke of as the electric cockroach, the prefix having reference to its being attracted by electric lamps. In the water it lurks amonp the weeds and on the muddy bottom, which is well matched bv . -. colounns, and fishes, froRs, and other aquatic animals, mantis fashion I he two pruicipal jomts of .â smun. the fore-legs fold down on one another, and vhe stouter of these two (thigh) has a groove along its front to recei\i the sharp inner edge oi the next joint, much as the blade of a pocket-knife folds down in the handle when not in use. All the legs are barred with zebra- like markings. There are no antenna visible, but thev are present, though tucked singly away in special slits for the purpose. It is probable that these may be used only when the creature is in the air. The Sai ba A.\t ^leavM .111(1 minee» them to maUi- I Tlio ani nut , â. âââ, ,â â fungus chamlx-n .uiil grow iiiiishiwms for food This irin^";;;,^";.","''"," "V^ ' Belostoma grandis. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability -
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