. Eyes and no eyes. most cottage gardens. Youare almost sure to find in it a lovely Rose-beetlewith green shining wings shot Tvith gold. Takeit up and look at the bright wing-cases. Whileyou are looking, it may open these cases andspread out the transparent ^vings underneath; butif it flies away you can easily get another. Now, look! At your feet runs a beetle which isnot half so pretty. It is the Cocktail, or RoveBeetle (see p. 36), often called the Devils Coach-horse. As you pick him up he will cock up his tailand squirt out a very disagreeable fluid over yourfingers, while he raises his hea
. Eyes and no eyes. most cottage gardens. Youare almost sure to find in it a lovely Rose-beetlewith green shining wings shot Tvith gold. Takeit up and look at the bright wing-cases. Whileyou are looking, it may open these cases andspread out the transparent ^vings underneath; butif it flies away you can easily get another. Now, look! At your feet runs a beetle which isnot half so pretty. It is the Cocktail, or RoveBeetle (see p. 36), often called the Devils Coach-horse. As you pick him up he will cock up his tailand squirt out a very disagreeable fluid over yourfingers, while he raises his head and snaps with hisjaws. So drop him in his box quickly. The factis, he is terribly frightened, and hopes to makeyou set him free. Now we will go out into the newly-mown field,and there you will see a number of small greenGrasshoppers hopping about. They have beenhatched under the earth-clods, and are eatingthe tips of the young grass. Some will havewings, but others, which are not fully grown, WHAT IS AN INSECT? 9. 1. SPIDER. 2. CENTIPEDELONG-LEGSk. Knob^ or balancers. I have not askedfor a Spider. Youhad better get one,and also a Hun dred-legs or Centipede,if you can findit. When you hav^put these specimensunder their glasses,look carefully atthem. You willfind a differencebetween the spider, will have none. Pick one up and make him too a prisoner. Next try to find a Wasp or a Bee. You can pick it up in your handkerchief and drop it in its box. We must go down to the river to find a May - fly or a Dragon - fly, and near there w^e shall easily get a Daddy-long-legs. But if there is not one to be seen, a Blue-bottle or a Gnat will do. You will wonder that
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