. Ways of the six-footed. Insects. PIPERS AND MINNESINGERS 19 The word "rasping" is peculiarly felicitous in this description; Elizabeth Akers used it also : — " The katydid with its rasping dry- Made forever the same reply, Which laughing voices would stUl ; The katydids are near relatives to the meadow grass- hoppers ; they live in trees and sing only in the even- ing and night. Despite his heavy voice the katydid is. Fig. 7. Katydid. a very shy insect; the only sure way to find him is to take a lantern and, guided by the sound, discover his retreat while his attenti
. Ways of the six-footed. Insects. PIPERS AND MINNESINGERS 19 The word "rasping" is peculiarly felicitous in this description; Elizabeth Akers used it also : — " The katydid with its rasping dry- Made forever the same reply, Which laughing voices would stUl ; The katydids are near relatives to the meadow grass- hoppers ; they live in trees and sing only in the even- ing and night. Despite his heavy voice the katydid is. Fig. 7. Katydid. a very shy insect; the only sure way to find him is to take a lantern and, guided by the sound, discover his retreat while his attention is distracted by his quite dis- tracting song. When found he is well worth looking at; he is dressed in pea-green; his wing-covers are so leaf- like in form and color that it is no wonder he is invisible when perched among the leaves. His face wears a very solemn expression, but somewhere in it is a suggestion of drollery, as if he could appreciate a joke; he keeps his long silken antennae waving in an inquiring way. 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 Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. Boston, Ginn & Company
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