. Elementary entomology. Entomology. I50 ELEMENTARY ENTOMOLOGY body, curved, wrinkled, more or less clothed with hairs, and with the tip segment of the abdomen enlarged. Of the scavengers, the tumble-bugs are well known, as they are often seen rolling balls of manure along the roadside, which are finally buried and in which the eggs are laid. The fat grub feeds within this ball until ready to pupate. The fa- mous sacred scarabaeid was held in high veneration by the ancient Eg}^p- tians, who placed it in their tombs and carved it on sarcophagi, stones, and gems. With the first spring days one e
. Elementary entomology. Entomology. I50 ELEMENTARY ENTOMOLOGY body, curved, wrinkled, more or less clothed with hairs, and with the tip segment of the abdomen enlarged. Of the scavengers, the tumble-bugs are well known, as they are often seen rolling balls of manure along the roadside, which are finally buried and in which the eggs are laid. The fat grub feeds within this ball until ready to pupate. The fa- mous sacred scarabaeid was held in high veneration by the ancient Eg}^p- tians, who placed it in their tombs and carved it on sarcophagi, stones, and gems. With the first spring days one encounters swarms of little brown, black-spotted beetles which fill the air. They belong to numer- ous species of the genus Aphodius, the larvae of which develop in manure and are often found in the dung of horses and cattle in pastures. Some of the scavengers make burrows in the soil under. Fig. 214. A dung-beetle {Apho- dius graiiai-iiis Linn.). (Greatly enlarged) (After Forbes). 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 Sanderson, Dwight, 1878-1944; Jackson, C. F. (Cicero Floyd), b. 1882; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Boston, Ginn
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