. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. Habits of Phymata Erosa. 421 m locomotion, would seem like awkward, clumsy organs, but^ when we learn that they are used to grasp and hold their prey, then we can but appreciate and admire their modified form. The femur (Fig. 208, b) and the tarsus (Fig. 208, a) are toothed, while the latter is greatly en- larged. From the interior lower aspect of the femur (Fig. 210) is the small tibia, while on the lower end of the tarsus (Fig. 209, d) is a cavity in which rests the single claw. The other four legs (Fig. 211) are much as
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. Habits of Phymata Erosa. 421 m locomotion, would seem like awkward, clumsy organs, but^ when we learn that they are used to grasp and hold their prey, then we can but appreciate and admire their modified form. The femur (Fig. 208, b) and the tarsus (Fig. 208, a) are toothed, while the latter is greatly en- larged. From the interior lower aspect of the femur (Fig. 210) is the small tibia, while on the lower end of the tarsus (Fig. 209, d) is a cavity in which rests the single claw. The other four legs (Fig. 211) are much as usual. This insect, as already intimated, is very predaceous, lying in wait, often almost concealed, among flowers, ready to capture and destroy unwary plant-lice, caterpillars, beetles, butterflies, moths, and even bees and wasps. We have Fig. 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago, Ill. : George W. York & Co.
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