. Elements of zoology, to accompany the field and laboratory study of animals. Zoology. 116 ZOOLOGY The scorpions (Fig. 119) and their alhes are more primitive than the spiders, since their bodies are longer and more worm- hke. The abdomen is divided into two regions: in front, a broader and, behind, a narrower called the post abdomen. The scorpions are animals of the tropics and of the deserts,. Fig. 117. — Attus, a jumping spider. From Emerton. Fig. lis.—Young about to fly. From Emerton. and are found during the day under sticks and stones. Their thick skin enaljles them to t
. Elements of zoology, to accompany the field and laboratory study of animals. Zoology. 116 ZOOLOGY The scorpions (Fig. 119) and their alhes are more primitive than the spiders, since their bodies are longer and more worm- hke. The abdomen is divided into two regions: in front, a broader and, behind, a narrower called the post abdomen. The scorpions are animals of the tropics and of the deserts,. Fig. 117. — Attus, a jumping spider. From Emerton. Fig. lis.—Young about to fly. From Emerton. and are found during the day under sticks and stones. Their thick skin enaljles them to the dry air of the desert which tends to wather all it touches. The tip of the tail bears a sting. Into this sting a poison sack empties. The wound of the large scorpions, such as are found in the tropics, is fatal to many animals upon which the scorpion preys. The wound is very painful to man and occasionally fatal. We have only one species of scorpion (Bu'thus) in our Southeastern States, but there are several species in the 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 Davenport, Charles Benedict, 1866-1944; Davenport, Gertrude Anna Crotty, 1866- joint author. New York, Macmillan
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