. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. A Mouse-catching Locust. ii. The SpiNNlNci Ant. and other hmisi-hold scraps to leather slippers ! In the Hritisli Museum (Natural History) there is a specimen of one of the largest known locusts,' which was received a missionary in the Conno I'ree State a few years afio, who had taken It in the a,t of feastinR upon a mouse it had caught. It was from this specimen with the same mouse held securely in its jaws, that our illustrations were'made A Kood Idea of this locust's size and
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. A Mouse-catching Locust. ii. The SpiNNlNci Ant. and other hmisi-hold scraps to leather slippers ! In the Hritisli Museum (Natural History) there is a specimen of one of the largest known locusts,' which was received a missionary in the Conno I'ree State a few years afio, who had taken It in the a,t of feastinR upon a mouse it had caught. It was from this specimen with the same mouse held securely in its jaws, that our illustrations were'made A Kood Idea of this locust's size and may be obtained from the photo- graph on pase 8 and the drawinij on page 7, which show its natural propor- tions. The KKTust in <|uestion , not conhne its attention to mice- larec spiders, b|s who â sugar" tree-trunk- for the capture of moths that the same Insect often robs them of some of tlii-ir prey. The nearly-relateil house cricket * is a pretty general fealer, its food ranging from breadcrumbs. 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 Step, Edward, 1855-1931. Toronto : W. Briggs
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectinsects, bookyear1915
