. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Musical Insects. 45 "I stenobotl] > pliivs its (iwti s(,n^' i> iKitis i),r second. :iiiil uniformity witli wliicli sj). One tiind' produces about six â¢â "ntinPes them from one and a half to two and a lialf seconds ; another^,,, ,k' m about thrc'e seconds. In both cases tli in the shade than in thi 'luite remarkable ⢠ontinpes them f,â.â ââe .i, from nine to twelve notes m about WIow each other uniformlv, and are slower ,n t.,.. shade than iâ the- s,â,' rhes , as ,â all th
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Musical Insects. 45 "I stenobotl] > pliivs its (iwti s(,n^' i> iKitis i),r second. :iiiil uniformity witli wliicli sj). One tiind' produces about six â¢â "ntinPes them from one and a half to two and a lialf seconds ; another^,,, ,k' m about thrc'e seconds. In both cases tli in the shade than in thi 'luite remarkable ⢠ontinpes them f,â.â ââe .i, from nine to twelve notes m about WIow each other uniformlv, and are slower ,n t.,.. shade than iâ the- s,â,' rhes , as ,â all the short-horned grasshoppers, produce their sounds bv -, e- iiiR the hmd-lcf; over the ' thi' notis projeetinf! ner\-ures of thi win^'-covers. In a South African species' of this familv. known as the ffyillK floose- berr\-, there is an extra- ordinary development of the hind-body of tin- male, and the winji-covers are not used in sound production. The hind-body is inflated with air so as to bicome a Kreat. pellucid bladder, in order to increase the n- siinance of the sounds the Insect makes by s( raping the comparatieelv .-âiaM liiMd-lej,'s o\-er a seriis of ridj;es which are placed on each side of the inflated abdomen. .At ni^ht these Insects make a wonderful noise, aeidrdinj^ to Mr. Trimen. The hie in this case. thoii,i;h owinK to its position it does not show in the photoi^-raph. is so larf;e and well defined as to be seen â witlKjut searching; for it. Another extra- onlinary example, Anders- ; ââ c,c.âv. ,.»ââ.,.â. >- -- ' '.. -oils ,«rassho])per. Ironi t.,, South .Xfrica^ is wiiif;- ,i!,';'J less in both sexes and does n<it use its'l.'aoin.''leâ f,,,. i ate Kivatly expanded, and on their inner f'^r ftl^'b.::';;:;^; .^'"^ "'^'^ ...oiectlons. Although there ar ,ââ. â.â. â,, ti::,XZ^::Z. iikI III- ^ projections. there'are'no"wing' these in the male are 'â segment of tic> hind-budy '_
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