. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. 162 ARTICULATES: INSECTS. EOVE BEETLES. These are long and narrow, with stout jaws, and the hind body much longer than the wing-covers. When they run they raise the hind body and move it in different directions. Tliey are found about decaying substances. The larvje closely resemble the perfect insect. Fig. 298.—Bore Beetle. HORN-BUGS. Horn-Bugs are beetles which have the body very hard and oblong, the thorax and head very large, and
. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. 162 ARTICULATES: INSECTS. EOVE BEETLES. These are long and narrow, with stout jaws, and the hind body much longer than the wing-covers. When they run they raise the hind body and move it in different directions. Tliey are found about decaying substances. The larvje closely resemble the perfect insect. Fig. 298.—Bore Beetle. HORN-BUGS. Horn-Bugs are beetles which have the body very hard and oblong, the thorax and head very large, and the upper jaws large and often curved and Fig. 299. — Horn-Bug. They keep in their hiding-places in the daytime, and fly about at night. In the adult state they eat the leaves of trees; but the grubs live in the trunks and roots of trees, and some kinds thus live in the larva state for six years before they become perfect beetles. SCAEAB^IANS. The beetles known as Scarabaeians have the antennae ending in a knob, which is made up of three or more. 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy (Gove) 1836-. New York, Scribner, Armstrong
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