. Elements of zoology, to accompany the field and laboratory study of animals. Zoology. 98 ZOOLOGY insects, mollusks, and worms, and may be useful to agriculture through the destruction of injurious insects. Lithobius has l)een observed to spend hours in killing an earthworm, whose juices it sucked as food. Bluebottle flies also serve it as food while in confinement. Litho'bius' is of world-wide distribution, and over one hundred species are recognized. Our common straw-colored,. Fig. 98. â A piece of upturned barkwitha colony of light-shunncrs, â Litho- bius, a sow bug, a pill bug, and a smal
. Elements of zoology, to accompany the field and laboratory study of animals. Zoology. 98 ZOOLOGY insects, mollusks, and worms, and may be useful to agriculture through the destruction of injurious insects. Lithobius has l)een observed to spend hours in killing an earthworm, whose juices it sucked as food. Bluebottle flies also serve it as food while in confinement. Litho'bius' is of world-wide distribution, and over one hundred species are recognized. Our common straw-colored,. Fig. 98. â A piece of upturned barkwitha colony of light-shunncrs, â Litho- bius, a sow bug, a pill bug, and a small snail. Eastern species, Lithobius forficatus- (Fig. 98), is found also in South America, as well as over most of Europe. It seems to be replaced south of Virginia by another species, spinipcs. Scutig'era ' is easily distinguished by its long legs ; its hind li^gs^ indeed, are longer than its trunk (Fig. 99). Our common Eastern species (rare north of New York City) is about 25 centimetres long, and is of a light brown color, â¢Â«'ith stripes on the back. It is very active, and feeds especially on spiders. It looks something like a spider itself when in rapid movement. ' lilhos, stone; hius, to live. â provided with shears, for/ex. â 'scutum, shield; gerrere, to 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
Size: 2296px × 1088px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectzoology, bookyear1911
