Marvels of insect life ; a popular account of structure and habit . Photo by] Grub of the Cockchafer. [H. .1/(1111, , This pest, so destructive to our grasslatids, might be turned to account as food,for which purpose it is used in some parts of the world. The cockchafer itselfis also eaten, and certainly looks more inviting than the grub. 1 Atta ccphalotes. i8 Marvels of Insect Photo by] [Harold Bastin. Head of Rose-leaf Mantis. A view of thf fore-parts of this remarkable Insert. The colouredunder-surface is shown with the terrible fore-limbs folded. Theslender joint or foot with i
Marvels of insect life ; a popular account of structure and habit . Photo by] Grub of the Cockchafer. [H. .1/(1111, , This pest, so destructive to our grasslatids, might be turned to account as food,for which purpose it is used in some parts of the world. The cockchafer itselfis also eaten, and certainly looks more inviting than the grub. 1 Atta ccphalotes. i8 Marvels of Insect Photo by] [Harold Bastin. Head of Rose-leaf Mantis. A view of thf fore-parts of this remarkable Insert. The colouredunder-surface is shown with the terrible fore-limbs folded. Theslender joint or foot with its fringe of spines is shut downbetween two rows of longer spines on the edge of the next joint only ones that serve as food for somepeople. The iumpirig ma^qgots of thecheese-fly ^ are eaten with the cheese,even by the squeamish Englishman. The Flower-like Mantids. Tliere are many clever imitationsof leaves among Insects : fresh greenleaves, leaves that have passed theirprime and have turned to ashy-browntints, leaves that have been fretted byInsects or attacked bv fungi. Suchcounterfeit presentments are found inseveral of the unrelated orders ofInsect life. But it is very rarely thatflowers are mimicked in both form andcolour, though in colour alone there arenumerous examples of flower-hauntingspecies that become invisible when onthe flower, either for feeding upon pollen or nect
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