. Australian insects. Insects. COLLECTING AND PRESERVING. 399^ taken direct from their nests. On a lonj;- trip one also wants a larger bottle or jar of spirit in which scorpions, millepedes, centipedes, and sucli-like creatures can be stored. When timber is found infested with beetle or moth larvae, it should be secured and brought home, where it can be placed in a tin trunk, glass jar, or proper breeding cage and i Fig 179-—Chloroform Tube, user! tor killing small, delicate insects. Fig- 180.—Butterfly set upon corked and grooved board to show the process of the perfect insects bre
. Australian insects. Insects. COLLECTING AND PRESERVING. 399^ taken direct from their nests. On a lonj;- trip one also wants a larger bottle or jar of spirit in which scorpions, millepedes, centipedes, and sucli-like creatures can be stored. When timber is found infested with beetle or moth larvae, it should be secured and brought home, where it can be placed in a tin trunk, glass jar, or proper breeding cage and i Fig 179-—Chloroform Tube, user! tor killing small, delicate insects. Fig- 180.—Butterfly set upon corked and grooved board to show the process of the perfect insects bred out. When engaged at this very profitable work a small hatchet and hand saw are needed to cut the branches. At all times a stout old butcher's- knife should be among the kit, as it is useful for digging round the roots of trees and under logs, tearing bark off tree trunks, and if it be jagged on one edge will make a rough saw. A newspaper or two is handy for many things, among others to make envelopes in which to place 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 Froggatt, W. W. (Walter Wilson), 1858-; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS; Tippmann Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Sydney, W. Brooks
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