. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. 86 INSECT LIFE. with no transverse veins. The hind wings are smallet than the fore wings. The mouth-parts are formed for biting and sucking. The abdomen hi the female is usually furnished with a sting, piercer, or saw. The is complete. The bees, wasps, and ants are among the better- known insects, and will serve to give an idea of the characteristic appearance of the members of this order. They are chiefly insects of small or mode
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. 86 INSECT LIFE. with no transverse veins. The hind wings are smallet than the fore wings. The mouth-parts are formed for biting and sucking. The abdomen hi the female is usually furnished with a sting, piercer, or saw. The is complete. The bees, wasps, and ants are among the better- known insects, and will serve to give an idea of the characteristic appearance of the members of this order. They are chiefly insects of small or moderate size, and many of them abound wher- ever flowers bloom. From the earliest times they have been favorites with students of the habits of animals, for among them we find the most wonderful developments of instinctive powers. Many volumes have been written regarding their ways, and much remains to be discovered, even concerning our most common species. The name of the order is from two Greek words: hymen, membrane, a^nd pteron, a wing. It refers to the fact that the wings are of a delicate membranous tex-. FiG. 80.—An ichneumon-fly. Fig. 81.—An ensign-fly. Fig. 82.—A digger-wasp. ture; but this characteristic is not distinctive, for it is possessed by the wings of many other insects. Figs. 80, 81, and 82 represent members of this 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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