Marvels of insect life ; a popular account of structure and habit . proper upper surface almost touched that of the fore-body. The fore-bodyand the head were held upright, with the fore-legs in front in the ordinary praying attitude of the family. The other two pairs of legs were disposedaround the hind-body. When once a position was taken up, it was neverchanged until the Insect departed from that flower-cluster. The nativesbelieve that it is a flower which has become an Insect. The kanchong mantisis found in Assam, Sikkim, Java, and Sarawak as well as in Siam, but appearsto be a rare Insect.
Marvels of insect life ; a popular account of structure and habit . proper upper surface almost touched that of the fore-body. The fore-bodyand the head were held upright, with the fore-legs in front in the ordinary praying attitude of the family. The other two pairs of legs were disposedaround the hind-body. When once a position was taken up, it was neverchanged until the Insect departed from that flower-cluster. The nativesbelieve that it is a flower which has become an Insect. The kanchong mantisis found in Assam, Sikkim, Java, and Sarawak as well as in Siam, but appearsto be a rare Insect. Another species is known to science as the diabolical spectre ^ from its fore-partson the under side being coloured with a broad band of violet, which, when the Insecthas arranged itself among leaves, gives it an alluring resemblance to a flower to whichInsects are attracted. The position is pretty much that shown in our photographon page 20; and if we can mentally endow that figure with the colour mentionedwe shall see that it has a very flower-like P}ioto by] Giant Alder-Fly. [H. Bintin. In America and India there arc enormous alder-flies, which have not only the advantage of size over the European species, but aUothe addition of greatlv developed jaws and a long, tliick neck. The jaws give the Insect the appearance of bcmg verv formidable,but it is by no means clear what purpose they ser\e. The spread of wings is over four inches, and the jaws arc an inch long. ^ Idolum diabolicum 22 Marvels of Insect Life. The Alder-Fly.
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