. The American boys' book of bugs, butterflies and beetles. Insects. 258 Bugs, Butterflies, and Beetles but we will consider them as one family to save time and space. One of the biggest of the goat- beetles is the broad-necked Prionus (Fig. 233beetle, Fig. 234 pupa), a long coal-black fellow with thick and stout jaws and thick and saw-toothed antennae. The goat-beetles choose different trees in which to make their gimlet hole. Some of the grubs, like that of the broad-necked Prionus, are as big and thick as a man's thumb; these live in the trunks or the roots of the poplar trees and the balm
. The American boys' book of bugs, butterflies and beetles. Insects. 258 Bugs, Butterflies, and Beetles but we will consider them as one family to save time and space. One of the biggest of the goat- beetles is the broad-necked Prionus (Fig. 233beetle, Fig. 234 pupa), a long coal-black fellow with thick and stout jaws and thick and saw-toothed antennae. The goat-beetles choose different trees in which to make their gimlet hole. Some of the grubs, like that of the broad-necked Prionus, are as big and thick as a man's thumb; these live in the trunks or the roots of the poplar trees and the balm - of - Gilead trees. ]g. 235 is the common irolden-rod beetle. Like the weevil, the}- seem to adapt themselves to all different trees, being loath to slight any. One of the largest goat- beetles found in New England is the tickler (Figs. 236 and 237), so named on account of the habit which he has of waving his long antennae and gently touching w^ith their tips the surface on which the beetle walks. When they are courting, they wave their long antenna around in a graceful manner. 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 Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941. Philadelphia, Lippincott
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