. The American boys' book of bugs, butterflies and beetles. Insects. Buffalo Beetles 227 substance to enrich the soil and by their labors, united with those of the carrion beetles, etc., destroy- ing svich portions of these remains as are left un- touclied by the flesh flies that only con- sume the soft por- tions of carcasses. Like the perfect in- sects, their larvjE are seldom observed upon the surface of matters which they attack. The female lays its eggs on the speci- mens in one's cabinet and the mean, bristly little larva eats its way into one's choicest objects, hides inside of them and
. The American boys' book of bugs, butterflies and beetles. Insects. Buffalo Beetles 227 substance to enrich the soil and by their labors, united with those of the carrion beetles, etc., destroy- ing svich portions of these remains as are left un- touclied by the flesh flies that only con- sume the soft por- tions of carcasses. Like the perfect in- sects, their larvjE are seldom observed upon the surface of matters which they attack. The female lays its eggs on the speci- mens in one's cabinet and the mean, bristly little larva eats its way into one's choicest objects, hides inside of them and eats out all the inside parts, leaving only a thin shell which falls apart with the slightest jolt. \Mien you examine your cabinet of speci- mens and notice fine dust under some of them you can be sure that the baby skin-eater or der- mcstes is at work destroying your 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 Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941. Philadelphia, Lippincott
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