. British insects (general). Illustrated by Doris Meyer. Insects -- Great Britain. BRITISH INSECTS houses as for old. So far we have been concerned with members of the Order Orthoptera which move quickly by a crawling or running movement, but in the Family Gryllidce, or Crickets, we come to the first section of those which resort to hopping, jumping, or leaping. These insects have long, thin antennae, or feelers, and two, or at most three-jointed, legs. Almost all the Crickets are dressed in a sober coat of brownish, or horn colour, and the majority of them resort to burrowing, or hiding under
. British insects (general). Illustrated by Doris Meyer. Insects -- Great Britain. BRITISH INSECTS houses as for old. So far we have been concerned with members of the Order Orthoptera which move quickly by a crawling or running movement, but in the Family Gryllidce, or Crickets, we come to the first section of those which resort to hopping, jumping, or leaping. These insects have long, thin antennae, or feelers, and two, or at most three-jointed, legs. Almost all the Crickets are dressed in a sober coat of brownish, or horn colour, and the majority of them resort to burrowing, or hiding under, or in, any favourable places. The. Fiq- 6. ^ MoU CrLck^^r rarer Mole Cricket {Gryllotalpa, Fig. 6), has acquired its English Christian name because of its front pair of legs being used for the same purpose as those of the 22. 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 Westell, W. Percival (William Percival), 1874-1937. [London] Chapman & Dodd
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