. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. G76 zooLo&r. tree, prepared to spring upon the deer passing underneath, is protected from observation by its brown neutral color, while the bars and lines of the tiger are said to resemble the lights and shades of the jungle grass in which it lies in wait for its prey. The prairie-dog, the deer, buffalo and ante- lope on the Western plains, are concealed by their resem- blance in color to the soil, or to the bushes on its surface. Among insects, the grasshoppers nearly always harmonize in color with the general hue of the fields in wh
. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. G76 zooLo&r. tree, prepared to spring upon the deer passing underneath, is protected from observation by its brown neutral color, while the bars and lines of the tiger are said to resemble the lights and shades of the jungle grass in which it lies in wait for its prey. The prairie-dog, the deer, buffalo and ante- lope on the Western plains, are concealed by their resem- blance in color to the soil, or to the bushes on its surface. Among insects, the grasshoppers nearly always harmonize in color with the general hue of the fields in which they abound ; insects on light-colored sandy beaches are often pale, as if bleached out by the sun's rays. Ali^ine and arctic butterflies and moths, which have limited powers of flight, when nestling on lichen-covered rocks, are difficult to Fig. 543 —A Katydid-like form resembling a loaf. Certain orthopterous insects resemble leaves ; such are- certain katydids (Fig. 542), and especially the famous leaf- insect, Phyllium siccifolium Linn. (Fig. 543), which strik- ingly resembles a green leaf. The stick-insects (Fig. 544) also would be easily mistaken for the twigs of trees or stalks of leaves, one species (Fig. 544) representing a moss-grown twig. The under sides of the wings of our native Grapta butterflies have the color of dead leaves, so that when they are at rest they resemble a withered dry leaf. The most perfect resemblance to a leaf with its stem is the Kallima Initterfly when setting at rest with its wings folded over its. 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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. New York : Henry Holt
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