. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. i8o ARTHRUPUDS : INSECTS. Pine Weevil, in the larva state, lives in the trunk of the pine, in \\hich it cuts passages in various direc- tions. The Long-snouted Nut Wecxil, in the larva state, lives in nuts. The Plum Weevil, when shaken from the tree, looks like a dried bud. This weevil makes a crescent-shaped wound on the surface of the plum, in which it lays an egg; from the egg there hatches a whitish grub, which burrows into the plum, even to the stone. The Rice Weevil feeds upon rice, wheat, and Indian corn. It is about one tenth of an mch long, with
. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. i8o ARTHRUPUDS : INSECTS. Pine Weevil, in the larva state, lives in the trunk of the pine, in \\hich it cuts passages in various direc- tions. The Long-snouted Nut Wecxil, in the larva state, lives in nuts. The Plum Weevil, when shaken from the tree, looks like a dried bud. This weevil makes a crescent-shaped wound on the surface of the plum, in which it lays an egg; from the egg there hatches a whitish grub, which burrows into the plum, even to the stone. The Rice Weevil feeds upon rice, wheat, and Indian corn. It is about one tenth of an mch long, with two red spots on each ^ving-cover. Long-horned, or Capricorn, Beetles. These Beetles have very long and generally curved antennae. When caught they make a squeaking sound. Fig. 309. — Painted Fig. 310. — Larva of Clytus. Apple 311. —Apple Borer. by rubbing together the joints of the thorax and hind body. In the larva state they live in the trunks of trees and in timber, and are called borers. As they eat their way into the timber they fill the passages behind them with their cuttings. Some, however, as the Apple Borer, keep the ends of their burrows open, out of \\'hich the)' cast their chips. They remain in the lar\'a state from one to three \' 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy Gove, 1836-. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book Co
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