Principal household insects of the United States . Fn;. 1G.—Scutigeraforceps: Adult—natural sizo (original). HOUSE FLIES, CENTIPEDES, AND OTHER is. 49 fringe of fifteen pairs of long legs. The last pair arc mucb Longer Mianthe others, in the female more than twice the length of the body. Incolor it is of a grayish yellow, marked above with three longitudinaldark stripes. Examination of its mouth parts shows thai they are very powerful, and litted for biting, indicating a predatory or indications of its month parts are borne out by its food habits, besides being indi
Principal household insects of the United States . Fn;. 1G.—Scutigeraforceps: Adult—natural sizo (original). HOUSE FLIES, CENTIPEDES, AND OTHER is. 49 fringe of fifteen pairs of long legs. The last pair arc mucb Longer Mianthe others, in the female more than twice the length of the body. Incolor it is of a grayish yellow, marked above with three longitudinaldark stripes. Examination of its mouth parts shows thai they are very powerful, and litted for biting, indicating a predatory or indications of its month parts are borne out by its food habits, besides being indicated by the known food habits of the other membersof the group of centipedes to which it belongs. It was inferred, beforeany direct observations were made, that its food was probablj housetlies. roaches, and any other insect inhabitants of dwellings. Latermany direct observations have confirmed this inference, and in cap-. PlG. IT.—Scutigera forceps: a, newly-hatched individual: h, one of lejrs ofsame: r, trnniiial segment of body showing undeveloped coiled up within - all enlarged (original). tivity, n the authority of Professor Ilargitt, it feeds readily on roaches,house flies, and other insects. Miss .Mnrtleldt reports also havingobserved specimens devouring small moths. During the act of devour-ing a mot h they kept their numerous long legs vibrating with incredibleswiftness, so as to give the appearance of a hazy spot or space sur-rounding the fluttering moth (Insect Lite, Vol. VI, p. 258). It is supposed also to feed on the bedbug, and doubtless will eat any inseelwhich it captures, and its quickness and agility lease few insects safefrom it. Messrs. Fletcher and Howard observed its mode of capturing thecroton bug, which is interesting as illustrating the habits of this centi-pede and its allies. In this instance the centipede sprang over its280.)—No. I 4 50 PRINCIPAL HOUSEHOLD
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