. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. I30 INSECT LIFE. The water-scorpions belong to the order Hemip- tera. Place your pinned specimens under a copy of the following label and immediately after the back- swimmers:ââ Family Nepid^e (Nep'i-dae). TAe Water-scorpions. The Giant Water-bugs (Field and School Work). âThese are common insects in quiet ponds. Fig. 104 represents one of the larger species, and Fig 105 a smaller one. All of them can fly well in the adult state, and some are fr
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. I30 INSECT LIFE. The water-scorpions belong to the order Hemip- tera. Place your pinned specimens under a copy of the following label and immediately after the back- swimmers:ââ Family Nepid^e (Nep'i-dae). TAe Water-scorpions. The Giant Water-bugs (Field and School Work). âThese are common insects in quiet ponds. Fig. 104 represents one of the larger species, and Fig 105 a smaller one. All of them can fly well in the adult state, and some are frequent- ly attracted to lights in great numbers. These are known in some parts of the country as " electric- light ; The mem- bers of this family are pre- daceous. Their fore legs are fig. 105.âGiant fitted for seiz- -^'^-^^. ing prey and resemble somewhat those of the water- scorpions. These insects can be easily kept in aquaria and are good subjects for study. The outlines already given for the study of other pond insects will afford suggestions for work on these. A striking feature in the life history of many of the giant water-bugs is. 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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