. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Marvels of Insect Life. ⦠iJ iib 416 ..t of the winkles portion o. the. IWcs ~n. th. crop. ^^':::^^ appears to have its headquar ers '".'^""'â¢;"!rt',. direction. Mr. W- I-Distant S,ds, billions in ""-ber m,grate - a n^^^^^^^^ He says, describes such a migration of tins speucs he «.tn^ ^^^ ^^^,, our attention in his Xa,ural,.t in the ^â¢;"'f;'',â .Xil^n^ar the hills, and some few stragglers had been directed to of " " ^^ «> ;^^^ââ ^,â ,i
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Marvels of Insect Life. ⦠iJ iib 416 ..t of the winkles portion o. the. IWcs ~n. th. crop. ^^':::^^ appears to have its headquar ers '".'^""'â¢;"!rt',. direction. Mr. W- I-Distant S,ds, billions in ""-ber m,grate - a n^^^^^^^^ He says, describes such a migration of tins speucs he «.tn^ ^^^ ^^^,, our attention in his Xa,ural,.t in the ^â¢;"'f;'',â .Xil^n^ar the hills, and some few stragglers had been directed to of " " ^^ «> ;^^^ââ ^,â ,i, âas darkened, as swarms were found in the town ; but shortly ^'t'."^ """"'" ,â,âd over our heads and :;,;. to be computed by billions ^^^^f^^^^^^ of dust, whilst to walk across our path. The hght was fr'^""'^,"h driving snowflakcs at home, as the through the flitting Insects remmded °" °''f. ^ ' ..^versl are observable durmg pale hyahne wings and no, the dark 'cgrnu^ wm^ co J^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ flight. Stragglers continually fell out "',thc mn ^^ ^_^^ ^^^^jj. ^^ ^he gr und was thickly covered, and at sunse most of the flight had probably settUnl for the night. The heaviest portion of thi r^ain bodv, ^Yhich might be described as Tcentre of Ihe army, crossed us m al,out ha 1 an hour, but the flight continued long aher and before. Their extraordinary numbers could be appreciated by the non- observable effect of their â¢â¢"'"'â "fj"^;'^^^ Myriads were trodden under if^- °"' Kafir workmen collected them for food The poultry of Pretoria gorged themselves on their ; The Story of the Butterflies. Although in the butterflies and moths, .«-.««.»-â ...hich together constitute the scai> '''"%â. .,â,,,â,., ;^^d orders of Insects, we have the ^^i^B^B^^^^^ higlLst development o the -c^^ f -^ '"â¢"^''fiX^S.⢠°"
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