. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Walking-Leaves. :.49 ;:r'::;t,;^ *""'""" â "â "â â «" -"" - -i = i:z :"â¢":t;lt;'x:,;:rr";' tt ; "-â ""⢠-"â¢â "â â «lllK-(â¢,)vtâ ^^ aiv vcr\- siiiiill. This i< nut the end <,( the pcrulhir cmditions pTvviiiiing anionf; these Insects. It mu-t li:nc been noticed tliat in nearly :ill Insects the stoutest nersures are -iiiiated at or near the fore-edKe o( the wings to (,'ive strength to that 1 ^irt w
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Walking-Leaves. :.49 ;:r'::;t,;^ *""'""" â "â "â â «" -"" - -i = i:z :"â¢":t;lt;'x:,;:rr";' tt ; "-â ""⢠-"â¢â "â â «lllK-(â¢,)vtâ ^^ aiv vcr\- siiiiill. This i< nut the end <,( the pcrulhir cmditions pTvviiiiing anionf; these Insects. It mu-t li:nc been noticed tliat in nearly :ill Insects the stoutest nersures are -iiiiated at or near the fore-edKe o( the wings to (,'ive strength to that 1 ^irt which has to meet the resistance "I llie air in Hi^ht. As there are no f!i;;lit-winf;s in the casc^ of the female "aifcng-leaf, Nature did not feel bound lu follow the rule. She was Ketting "!' these winK-covers to imitate a leaf"! â mi] shifted the stron/; nerviires to the liiuder margin of the wing-covers, so tliat when these lay resting on the lii-ert's back the\- constitute the â¢ipparent midrib of the leaf. If. in niir photograph, these are looked at 111 'omparison with the fore-wings ol "ther Insects, it will be seen also that th. outline is reversedâthe straight eik'e being behind and the rounded 'ft '"Zâ¢"- A^ ^ flying organ , â, .,ââââ,., .^ââ .,â..,ââ.â,,, , -'â 'ii a form must be pronoun,-ed S;VX:X'SuS';S,/'i;.,r^;;t;lil",'lr"'-â â¢* "''â¢â "'" '""â â â¢l^⢠"Tong: but the female :i;;rij;V;ii:!!^'''*â¢'"'»'"«â "'â "- 1'al-lnsect having given up the ambition to flv, these organs hav been de^ot .,1 ;;:'â¢,s:;i:r.::t;e:i'i::r;rtr --â ---- ^-r-''""- The walking-leaf Insects are restricted to th,. w 11 , , 111 â . -entiais th. description of one species will serve for W ALKI\. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabil
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