. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. FIG. 417. Tiger-Beetle, Cicindda hirticollis, Say. Tiger-Beetle, Cicindda vulgaris, Say. Tiger-Beetle Larva. FIG. 418. dig vertical holes in the ground, in which they remain, the head just fitting the entrance, and when any insect passes near enough they seize it and devour it. The Predaceous Ground Beetles or Carabidse are also rapacious, and are known as Caterpillar Hunters (Fig. 414). The Dytiscidse are fitted for a residence in the water, and these have their hind legs specially fitted for swimming. They are also exceedingly rapacious, both in t
. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. FIG. 417. Tiger-Beetle, Cicindda hirticollis, Say. Tiger-Beetle, Cicindda vulgaris, Say. Tiger-Beetle Larva. FIG. 418. dig vertical holes in the ground, in which they remain, the head just fitting the entrance, and when any insect passes near enough they seize it and devour it. The Predaceous Ground Beetles or Carabidse are also rapacious, and are known as Caterpillar Hunters (Fig. 414). The Dytiscidse are fitted for a residence in the water, and these have their hind legs specially fitted for swimming. They are also exceedingly rapacious, both in the larva and in the adult state, devouring all kinds of small aquatic animals, even fishes. The Gyrindse are found moving in all sorts of curves and gyrations on the smooth surface of standing waters; and these too sw^im by means of the fringed hind legs. Some kinds, as the Car- rion Beetles or Silphidse, are true scavengers. Living to- gether in great numbers, they perform a most useful. 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877. New York : Scribner
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