. Insects, their ways and means of living. Insects. VHI IX X Cer i / / /. Fig. 74. The ovipositor of a long-horned grasshopper, a member of the katydid family, showing the typical structure of the egg-laying organ of female insects A, the ovipositor (Ovp) in natural condition, projecting from near the posterior end of the body B, the parts of the ovipositor separated, showing the six component pieces, two arising from the eighth abdominal segment {VIII), and four from the ninth (IX). An, anus; Cer, cerci; IX, ninth abdominal segment; Ovp, ovipositor; VgO, vaginal opening; VIII, eighth abdomina
. Insects, their ways and means of living. Insects. VHI IX X Cer i / / /. Fig. 74. The ovipositor of a long-horned grasshopper, a member of the katydid family, showing the typical structure of the egg-laying organ of female insects A, the ovipositor (Ovp) in natural condition, projecting from near the posterior end of the body B, the parts of the ovipositor separated, showing the six component pieces, two arising from the eighth abdominal segment {VIII), and four from the ninth (IX). An, anus; Cer, cerci; IX, ninth abdominal segment; Ovp, ovipositor; VgO, vaginal opening; VIII, eighth abdominal segment; X, tenth abdominal segment extruded upon the latter and bring about fertilization. The egg cells ordinarily are all alike, but the spermatozoa are of two kinds; and according to the kind of sperm re- ceived by any particular egg, the future individual will be male or female. [ 123]. 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 Snodgrass, R. E. (Robert E. ), 1875-1962. New York Smithsonian Institution series
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