. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. 2^3 FLASHI-KIHTS 0\ XAiris'K Fij^. A, vibrate syinpathctically in unison with the notes ol a tiiiiiiij4-f()rk, within the raiiL^e of the s:)uncls emitted b\' (he leinale. In othc-r words, hairs and (hums \us\ an^wei" to one anothei". We may, , i (. eonehide that tlie female sin^s in order to please and attiaet hei" ^ mate, and that the anteini;e of tlu- male are oi'^ans of hearing whieh eateh and ie->p')nd to the bu/.zinjf nmsic she pour-^ toith toi hei lo\'.i s rai>. A w
. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. 2^3 FLASHI-KIHTS 0\ XAiris'K Fij^. A, vibrate syinpathctically in unison with the notes ol a tiiiiiiij4-f()rk, within the raiiL^e of the s:)uncls emitted b\' (he leinale. In othc-r words, hairs and (hums \us\ an^wei" to one anothei". We may, , i (. eonehide that tlie female sin^s in order to please and attiaet hei" ^ mate, and that the anteini;e of tlu- male are oi'^ans of hearing whieh eateh and ie->p')nd to the bu/.zinjf nmsic she pour-^ toith toi hei lo\'.i s rai>. A whole swaim of .L^nat-^ ean be biou^ht down, imleed, by utteiinj^ the appro- priate note of the laee ; xoii ean eall tliL-m somewhat as you ean eall male ^low-worms b\' showing a whieh they mistake for the female. A mneh lait^ei" and more jiowerful liiiti^h bloodsueker than the mo->i.|nito, a^ain, is the ^adlly oi" hoise- tly, wiiose life-^i/e poitiait Mi. Knoek ha> diawn for us in Xo. lo. Most people know this fear- some beast well m the liehK in simnner. He has a triek ol settling on the baek of one's neek, and miking a hole' in om-'s skin with his sharp mandibles ; alter whieh he. (.piietly sneks one's blood almost without one's peieeiyinij him. Horses in pastures are oftcai teiribly troubk-d b\' these per- sistent ereatures, whieh make no noise, but creep. S!t« Nil. |(). -rilK (,.\lil I V, NVIIRAI 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 Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. Toronto : W. Briggs
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