. Home studies in nature. Natural history. DIONjEA. 185 when fairly caught it emitted a disagreeable odor pecul- iar to this family of ; " June 5tk.—The leaf on No. 5, which closed over the homopterous insect, opened to-day; leaf healthy, noth- ing left of the bug but the ; It will be seen from this that it took fourteen days to digest the bug; and beetles smaller than the house- fly were longer in being digested than soft-bodied in-. FIG. IS.—OPEN LEAF-TRAP OF DIONjBA MUSCIPULA (NATURAL SIZE). sects—their shelly covering for a time seemed to resist the action of t
. Home studies in nature. Natural history. DIONjEA. 185 when fairly caught it emitted a disagreeable odor pecul- iar to this family of ; " June 5tk.—The leaf on No. 5, which closed over the homopterous insect, opened to-day; leaf healthy, noth- ing left of the bug but the ; It will be seen from this that it took fourteen days to digest the bug; and beetles smaller than the house- fly were longer in being digested than soft-bodied in-. FIG. IS.—OPEN LEAF-TRAP OF DIONjBA MUSCIPULA (NATURAL SIZE). sects—their shelly covering for a time seemed to resist the action of the slimy substance that soon envelops the insect. A beetle—the common rose-bug {Macrodactylus subspinosus) for instance—could not be held prisoner if it had sense enough to escape quickly, but it would usually press close to the bottom of the leaf-trap to hide — as is its habit when disturbed — and in a short time it was hid very effectually. I will again quote from my record: "June 7th.—A large strong leaf on plant No. 9 at- tempted to entrap a 'rose-bug,' but the sprawling bee-. 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 Treat, Mrs. Mary Lua Adelia (Davis) Allen, 1835-. New York, Harper & Brothers
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