. The transformations (or metamorphoses) of insects. Insects; Insects; Myriapoda; Arachnida; Crustacea. Cerceris arenaria. Females in different attitudes, those shaded darkly being ftiagnified. A male natural size and magnified. on the other hand, the larvae appear to have no difficulty in sucking the juices of their prey between the segments of its body. Cerceris qiiadricincta, which has been studied by M. Fabre, has a great fancy fqr weevils, but it does not choose large ones, and selects those of the genus ApioUy the smallest of the family, so that it has to collect at least thirty individu
. The transformations (or metamorphoses) of insects. Insects; Insects; Myriapoda; Arachnida; Crustacea. Cerceris arenaria. Females in different attitudes, those shaded darkly being ftiagnified. A male natural size and magnified. on the other hand, the larvae appear to have no difficulty in sucking the juices of their prey between the segments of its body. Cerceris qiiadricincta, which has been studied by M. Fabre, has a great fancy fqr weevils, but it does not choose large ones, and selects those of the genus ApioUy the smallest of the family, so that it has to collect at least thirty individuals to provision one of its cells. Another Cerceris even attacks those beautiful beetles called Buprestis, many of which glitter like diamonds; and some kinds chase other Hymenopteray and one beautiful Cerceris seizes honey bees, whilst an allied kind selects Ichneumons as its prey. The genus Philanthus is well known, in consequence of the peculiar habits of one of its species, which is a great bee killer. Philanthus apivorus or triangulum has a black head and body spotted with yellow, and its abdomen is yellow, but there is a triangular black spot on each of its segments, so that it is an insect readily distinguished. It digs galleries in paths in sandy soils, P. 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 Duncan, P. Martin (Peter Martin), 1821-1891; Blanchard, Émile, 1819-1900. Metamorphoses . .. des insects. London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin
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