. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. 3»2 Handbook of Nature-Study THE DRAGON-FLIES AND DAMSEL-FLIES Teacher's Story POND without dragon-flies darting above it, or without the ex- quisitely iridescent damsel-flies clinging to the leaves of its border would be a lonely place indeed. As one watches these beautiful insects, one wonders at the absurd errors which have crept into popular credence about them. Who could be so silly at to beheve that they could sew up ears or that they could bring dead snakes to life! The queer n
. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. 3»2 Handbook of Nature-Study THE DRAGON-FLIES AND DAMSEL-FLIES Teacher's Story POND without dragon-flies darting above it, or without the ex- quisitely iridescent damsel-flies clinging to the leaves of its border would be a lonely place indeed. As one watches these beautiful insects, one wonders at the absurd errors which have crept into popular credence about them. Who could be so silly at to beheve that they could sew up ears or that they could bring dead snakes to life! The queer names of these in- sects illustrate the prejudices of the ignorant—devil's darning needles, snake doctors, snake feeders, etc. Despite all this slander, the dragon-flies remain not only entirely harmless to man, but in reality are his friends and allies in waging war against flies and mosquitoes; they are especially valuable in battling mosquitoes since the nymphs, or young, of the dragon-fly, take the wrigglers in the water, and the adults, on swiftest wings, take the mosquitoes while hovering over ponds laying 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 Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Publishing Company
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