. Alphabet of scientific angling for the use of beginners. Fly fishing; Bait fishing; Fishes -- Food; Fishes -- Feeding and feeds; Fishes -- Sense organs. NATURAL FOOD. 37. «, grub of Ephemera; 6 6, perforati ms of Ephemera Grub; rf, grub of Several grubs which do not excavate holes like the preceding, are not very unUke them in general appear- ance, though usually much larger, such as the grubs of various species of beetles, and of di-agon flies, of which the one marked d in the figure is an example. These usually trust for safety to the protection of the roots of weeds or a temp
. Alphabet of scientific angling for the use of beginners. Fly fishing; Bait fishing; Fishes -- Food; Fishes -- Feeding and feeds; Fishes -- Sense organs. NATURAL FOOD. 37. «, grub of Ephemera; 6 6, perforati ms of Ephemera Grub; rf, grub of Several grubs which do not excavate holes like the preceding, are not very unUke them in general appear- ance, though usually much larger, such as the grubs of various species of beetles, and of di-agon flies, of which the one marked d in the figure is an example. These usually trust for safety to the protection of the roots of weeds or a temporary covering of mud; and what are usually termed blood worms, are found in the same circumstances. I mean here water blood-worms, and not the smaller bright red earth-worms sometimes so named in books on angling. These water blood-worms, which are not much thicker than a stocking thread, are the maggots of a small gnat', very abundant near water. These (1) In Latin, Cltironomus phtmosus, 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 Rennie, James, 1787-1867. London : William Orr
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