. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. <?78 IN >â â :â Ephemerae, or Day-Flies. Tub Dbaqon-Fly. â There are twenty-one species, chiefly distinguished by their color. The characters are the following: â The mouth is furnished with jaws; the fe,elers are shorter than the breast; and the tail of the male terminates in a kind of hooked forceps. All the species are provided with two very large and reticulated eyes, covering the whole surface
. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. <?78 IN >â â :â Ephemerae, or Day-Flies. Tub Dbaqon-Fly. â There are twenty-one species, chiefly distinguished by their color. The characters are the following: â The mouth is furnished with jaws; the fe,elers are shorter than the breast; and the tail of the male terminates in a kind of hooked forceps. All the species are provided with two very large and reticulated eyes, covering the whole surface of the head. They fly very swiftly, and prey while upon the wing, clearing the air of innumerable little flies. Their voracious appetite, and the mul- titude of lesser winged insects which, they destroy and devour, fully entitle them to the name vulgarly, but correctly, given to them, dragorirfly. In their own insect grade, they are indeed dfaffoiis. In the months of August and September they are found in our fields and gardens, especially near places where there are stagnant waters. The eggs from which they are produced are deposited in the waters, where they are hatched by the warmth of the temperature, and from which they come fully formed and provided with all their furious and voracious instincts. The great ones usually live all their time about waters; but the smaller among. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Philadelphia : Crawford & Co.
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