. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. shrubs and trees, but in their grub, or larva, state they devour the roots of grasses and other plants, and thus di immense injury to the crops. Fortunately, the crow and many other animals devour them eagerly. Buprestidans. These Beetles, in the larva state, live in the trunks of trees, eating holes in all directions, and injure the trees. Different kinds bore the peach, plum, oak, and pine. The perfect Beetles are long and very solid, with a sunken head, and often Fig. 302—Buprestis. with metallic colors. Spring or Snap Beetles, or Elaters. When placed
. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. shrubs and trees, but in their grub, or larva, state they devour the roots of grasses and other plants, and thus di immense injury to the crops. Fortunately, the crow and many other animals devour them eagerly. Buprestidans. These Beetles, in the larva state, live in the trunks of trees, eating holes in all directions, and injure the trees. Different kinds bore the peach, plum, oak, and pine. The perfect Beetles are long and very solid, with a sunken head, and often Fig. 302—Buprestis. with metallic colors. Spring or Snap Beetles, or Elaters. When placed upon the back, these Beetles at once, with a snap and a jerk, throw themselves upwards ; and they re- peat the operation till they come down right side up. They per- form this feat by means of a spine- like organ situated on the under side of the breast. Spring Beetles vary from half an inch to two inches in length, and the head is almost concealed in the thorax. One of the most curious kinds has two eye-like spots on the thorax, as seen in Figure 303. Some of the Elaters, and others closely related to them, give out a brilliant light at night, and are known. Fig. 303. — Eyed Spring 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; Tenney, Abby Amy Gove, 1836-. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book Co
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