. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). S8 and will answer questions about himself promptly and cheerfully. Figure i8 will give an idea of the size and appearance of this curious ^^^^ insect. -'"fcii^n^J^M^igsi**^ No water insect except the big scavenger f^^Kr\ beetle can begin to compare in size with the J^K giant water-bug (figure 19). We may think ^*^ at first that he is a beetle, but the way he Fig. 17. A back-sivtmnier. crosses his wings on his back proves him to be a bug. In quiet p
. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). S8 and will answer questions about himself promptly and cheerfully. Figure i8 will give an idea of the size and appearance of this curious ^^^^ insect. -'"fcii^n^J^M^igsi**^ No water insect except the big scavenger f^^Kr\ beetle can begin to compare in size with the J^K giant water-bug (figure 19). We may think ^*^ at first that he is a beetle, but the way he Fig. 17. A back-sivtmnier. crosses his wings on his back proves him to be a bug. In quiet ponds these giants are common enough, but the boy or girl who " bags" a full-grown one at the first dip of the net may be considered lucky. The boatmen, back-swimmers, and giants all have oars, but are not entirely dependent on them. They have strong wings too, and if their old home gets too thickly settled, and the other insects on which they feed are scarce, they fly away to an- other place. The giant water-bug, often migrates at night and is attracted to any bright light he sees in his j o urn e y. This habit has given him the popular name " electric-light ; Among the insects which spend but part of their life in the water, we shall find many surprises. It made us feel queer when we found that the restless but innocent looking wiggler of the rainwater barrel was really the young of the too familiar mosquito. The adult mosquito leaves its eggs in tiny boat-shaped masses on the surface of stagnant water, where food will be abundant for the young which soon appear. Sorne time is spent by the wigglers in eating and. 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 Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Ithaca, N. Y. : The University
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