. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. Fig. 118.— Chrysalides. Fig. 119.—Example of incomplete change or metamorphosis. Young; grasshop- per : w, wing just appearing. Sub-Class I.—Malacopoda. Peripatus {Peripatidce).—The Peripatus is one of the simplest insects, having a long, soft, and cylindrical body, bearing from twenty-eight to sixty-six feet. Upon the head is a pair of jointed extensible antennae ; the feet are soft, and supplied with two claws. When alarmed, it in- stantaneously ejects a secretion that seems to crystallize in the air, forming a complete web in front. It is found in the West In
. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. Fig. 118.— Chrysalides. Fig. 119.—Example of incomplete change or metamorphosis. Young; grasshop- per : w, wing just appearing. Sub-Class I.—Malacopoda. Peripatus {Peripatidce).—The Peripatus is one of the simplest insects, having a long, soft, and cylindrical body, bearing from twenty-eight to sixty-six feet. Upon the head is a pair of jointed extensible antennae ; the feet are soft, and supplied with two claws. When alarmed, it in- stantaneously ejects a secretion that seems to crystallize in the air, forming a complete web in front. It is found in the West Indies, Panama, and Cape of Good Hope. Sub-Class II.—Centipedes (Myriapodd). General Characteristics.—Head free ; head and thorax continuous ; joints cylindrical, and often numbering two hundred, each bearing a pair of locomotive 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 Holder, Charles Frederick, 1851-1915; Holder, Joseph Bassett, 1824-1888, joint author. New York : D. Appleton and company
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