. Dwellers of the sea and shore . A STAPHYLINID, OR SCAVENGER BEETLE. THIS INSECT LIVES ON THE DECAYING MATTER AT THE HIGH-TIDE MARK. recognize it. For it is Tabaniis costalis, and its painful drill is something to be avoided. Notwithstanding that Tabanus Is a true fly, or Dipteron, and is gifted with a powerful pair of wings that enables it to roam wher- ever It may list, this species Is rarely found elsewhere than In the neighborhood of the sea. Its larval life Is spent In the rich, muddy soil of salt marshes, where It feeds only on decaying plant remains. x\t this period

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