. Elementary zoology. Zoology. 228 ELEMENTARY ZOOLOGY The lithobians and centipeds are flattened and have but a single pair of legs on each body-ring. They are predaceous in habit, catching and killing insects, snails, earthworms, etc. They can run rapidly, and have the first pair of legs modified into a pair of poison-claws, which are bent forward so as to lie near the mouth. The com-. Fig. 87.—The skein centi- ped, Scatigera forceps, nat- ural size, common in houses and conservatories. (From Marlatt.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been di
. Elementary zoology. Zoology. 228 ELEMENTARY ZOOLOGY The lithobians and centipeds are flattened and have but a single pair of legs on each body-ring. They are predaceous in habit, catching and killing insects, snails, earthworms, etc. They can run rapidly, and have the first pair of legs modified into a pair of poison-claws, which are bent forward so as to lie near the mouth. The com-. Fig. 87.—The skein centi- ped, Scatigera forceps, nat- ural size, common in houses and conservatories. (From Marlatt.). 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 Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937. New York : H. Holt and company
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