. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 890 INVERTEBRATES. ORDER VI. — TWO-WINGED INSECTS. Insects of this order have only two wings, but beneath them are balancers or poisers. Their mouths are frequently armed with lancets and suckers, by means of which they pierce the skin of animals, and feed upon their blood. To this order belong some of the most troublesome and annoying of the whole animal crea- tion, yiz., the various species of gnat and gad-fly, the m
. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 890 INVERTEBRATES. ORDER VI. — TWO-WINGED INSECTS. Insects of this order have only two wings, but beneath them are balancers or poisers. Their mouths are frequently armed with lancets and suckers, by means of which they pierce the skin of animals, and feed upon their blood. To this order belong some of the most troublesome and annoying of the whole animal crea- tion, yiz., the various species of gnat and gad-fly, the mosquito, the common house-fly, the horse-fly, etc. They attack both men and other animals, and are found in almost every part of the globe. Their larvse are deposited in the skins and intestines of brute animals, sometimes even in those of men, in putrid meat, in cheese, mud, and water. They pass through a complete meta- morphosis. The Gnat. — The mouth is furnished with a fleshy pro- boscis and two lateral lips. There are no less than one hundred. The Qnat. and twenty-nine species, which arc chiefly distinguished by their 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Philadelphia : Crawford & Co.
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