. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. , the wings ill. s alwiiys iiiiidi i IS active ainl o^^'n tint, whil, 1 all tlic colour, ble sii1).staiic(^s acts, l)ut ki]]j,|â I' and [C L'cies is ea])iibl(. â , Init in others led or otherwise nely limited, it edaceous, some voracious. Kl in Eiiglaud jlaiwit-^ is the opellin": thcm- itics expanded When Ivinji' on rcjenib'linn- an are foi'ced oc- ' the case with ii'eventecl from L'd. Any one ater^ I'oatmeii Jeiiding. Tlie -oi'ixa;
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. , the wings ill. s alwiiys iiiiidi i IS active ainl o^^'n tint, whil, 1 all tlic colour, ble sii1).staiic(^s acts, l)ut ki]]j,|â I' and [C L'cies is ea])iibl(. â , Init in others led or otherwise nely limited, it edaceous, some voracious. Kl in Eiiglaud jlaiwit-^ is the opellin": thcm- itics expanded When Ivinji' on rcjenib'linn- an are foi'ced oc- ' the case with ii'eventecl from L'd. Any one ater^ I'oatmeii Jeiiding. Tlie -oi'ixa; and a caused by the i^f speai-likc man are hir^v t. iiiioii Watki; ^ilow ruiniin,!:; i-like ])Lrt, ^â -ti'ld'ed tail, at the Water lity, is never I is not beat e of I'espira- u- their base. 1 a crown of ; is reeeived, Tecn-'setiun. ! is AiiotJiir nailer iiisat ise its sharp bi'iiiii- thrci'. I DiM'lor hiliiiciitiis. WATER SC0I!;i« cinfrcn. Uammntufcn'.'i ctnh<piJU'tris, Dahtiler ricullcosla. Tlio next section of the ITeternptera includes ii)-pcts Mliicli are mostly terrestrial, though some are fond (jf haunting the surface of water. 'I'he Hydronietiiche are Avell- known examples of the latter insects, and are popularly known liy the name of Water- fleas. The common fJeri'is skims over the snifaci' M-ith rapiditv, wheelinu; ard turnuig as easily as a skater pei'l'urming his mano'uvres on the smooth ice. IJut the Hydronietra, a very slender creature, hardly thicker than a needle, and bearing a great rcseiidjlance to the walking-stick insect already desciibed, giidr's slowly over the . url'ace, mostly ket']dng among the aiiuatic plants at the , and passing silently as a shadow ovir the walrr. Silent and quiet as it looks, it is a terrible foe to the smaller insects, even making short excursions ashore for the pnrjiose of seeking ])rey. 1 have seen one of these insects making its way back to tlie water, Indding alolt in its fore-legs an unhap
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