Ontario Sessional Papers, 1898-99, . I made acquaintance with this insect many years ago, in Montreal. I was walking<up Mountain Street, and, when near the top of it I saw a very seedy looking individual 43 62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 23). A. 1899 of the bug tiibe creep from the soil at the foot of a large elm-tree (Fig. 8a) and begin toclimb the trunk. I eat down and watched it. After ascending about two feet it dug itsclaws (It was very well provided with claws !) into the irregularities of the bark andtook a firm hold. It then commenced to writhe and twist as if it were t
Ontario Sessional Papers, 1898-99, . I made acquaintance with this insect many years ago, in Montreal. I was walking<up Mountain Street, and, when near the top of it I saw a very seedy looking individual 43 62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 23). A. 1899 of the bug tiibe creep from the soil at the foot of a large elm-tree (Fig. 8a) and begin toclimb the trunk. I eat down and watched it. After ascending about two feet it dug itsclaws (It was very well provided with claws !) into the irregularities of the bark andtook a firm hold. It then commenced to writhe and twist as if it were taken with aviolent internal disorder. Surely something will come of all this commotion I said tomyself; and something did result—its skin was suddenly rent from the head to theabdomen (Fig. 8b), and the mature began coolly to crawl out of its own skin, drawingout its legs as if it were taking off its boots. When quite free it shook out its wings,and in a few moments presented the appearance of a perfect cicada. (Fig. 8c.) The female cicada
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