. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . or case for the wings, is an inch and three tenths. The anten-nae, or feelers, are quite horny ; for which reason the proboscis, or trunk, ismoveable at its insertion into the head, and seems to supply the place offeelers. The horns are eight tenths of an inch long, and terminate inpoints. The proboscis is an inch and a quarter long, and turns upwards,making a crooked line, terminating in two horns, each of which is near aquarter of an inch long; but they are no
. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . or case for the wings, is an inch and three tenths. The anten-nae, or feelers, are quite horny ; for which reason the proboscis, or trunk, ismoveable at its insertion into the head, and seems to supply the place offeelers. The horns are eight tenths of an inch long, and terminate inpoints. The proboscis is an inch and a quarter long, and turns upwards,making a crooked line, terminating in two horns, each of which is near aquarter of an inch long; but they are not perforated at the end like theproboscis of other insects. About four tenths of an inch above the bead, orthat side next the body, is a prominence, or small horn, which, if the restof the trunk were away, would cause this part to resemble the horn of arhinoceros. There is indeed a beetle so called; but then the horn or trunkhas no fork at the end, though the lower horns resemble this. The feet areall forked at the end, but not like the lobsters claws. 1 Scarabaius Hercules, Lin. 828 INSECTA—COCKROACH. THE GIGANTIC COCKROACH. The above insect is the largest of its species, and is almost the size of ahens egg. It is a native and plague of the warm parts of Asia, Africa, andSouth America. This, and indeed all the other species of cockioacbes, are arace of pestiferous beings, equally noisome and mischievous to natives orstrangers. These filthy and voracious insects fly out in the evening, plunderand defile all kinds of victuals, dressed and undressed, and damage all sortsof clothing, every thing made of leather, books, paper, and various otherarticles. They fly into the flame of candles, and sometimes into the dishes;and they are very fond of ink and of oil, into which they are apt to fall andperish. In this case, they soon turn most offensively putrid, so that a manmight as well sit over the putrid body of a large animal, as write with theink in which they have died. They often
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