. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. Those Horrid Earwigs 125 its two beady-black conipouiul eyes, its round upper lip, its lonj^ waving antennae, and its shorter jaw-feelers. Next to the head come the three rinj^s or segments of the body proper (called, technically, the thorax), each rin^ beinj^ here pro- vided with a pair of legs, while the two hinder rings bear also wings or wing- c:ises. Last of all comes the abdomen, or tail, with its numerous flex- ible rings, of which the male has one more than the female. Notice also the powerful pair of pincers at t
. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. Those Horrid Earwigs 125 its two beady-black conipouiul eyes, its round upper lip, its lonj^ waving antennae, and its shorter jaw-feelers. Next to the head come the three rinj^s or segments of the body proper (called, technically, the thorax), each rin^ beinj^ here pro- vided with a pair of legs, while the two hinder rings bear also wings or wing- c:ises. Last of all comes the abdomen, or tail, with its numerous flex- ible rings, of which the male has one more than the female. Notice also the powerful pair of pincers at the extremity of the tail, which are the most con- spicuous organs in the full-grown insect : they are more curved in the father of the family than in his faithful spouse, and are likewise provided in his case with curious teeth or indentations. The use and meaning of all these parts will come out in detail as we proceed with our inquiry ; for the present, I will content myself with calling. NO. 2.—I'ORTRAIT OI" A 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 Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. Toronto : W. Briggs
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