. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. 5» Marvels of Insect Life. â proiimcd that bttorc the wasp dfvdopt'd a likiiij,' lor human socit-ty it was in thr habit 1)1 placinj^' its nust on trtr-trunks. In parts of the United States tlie people -ufler annt)yanee from the similar habits of another species. .Mr. W. H. Hudson, when in Phita, suffered frtjm the pertinacity with 'ehiih the-e mud-daubers would enter his dwelling ; and his admiration for tlie beautiful nia^on and her industry was swallowed up in his disfj:ust with her metho
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. 5» Marvels of Insect Life. â proiimcd that bttorc the wasp dfvdopt'd a likiiij,' lor human socit-ty it was in thr habit 1)1 placinj^' its nust on trtr-trunks. In parts of the United States tlie people -ufler annt)yanee from the similar habits of another species. .Mr. W. H. Hudson, when in Phita, suffered frtjm the pertinacity with 'ehiih the-e mud-daubers would enter his dwelling ; and his admiration for tlie beautiful nia^on and her industry was swallowed up in his disfj:ust with her method of filling her (ell>. He says: " These Insects, witlt a refinement of cruelty, jirefer not to kill tfieir victims outri^^ht, but merely to maim them, then house them in ceils where the grubs can vivisect them at leisure. This is one of those revolting facts the fastidious soul cannot escape from in warm climates ; for in and out of open wiiiftows and doors, all day long, all the summer through, comes the busv. beautiful mason-wasp. A long bod\', wonderfully slim at the waist, bright veliow legs and thorax, and a dark crimson abdomen- what object can be prettier to look at ? But in her life this wasp is not ;. McD-UAeiiER's Finished Work. This riiampli' of Xhr riLiiii r's art was Wkcn trom a sh.'d on Swiit water Canal at .ilmnst cntin-ly coviti-<I with MiniUr patchro;uh to crabs and lobsters. f(jr their entire outer integument is strengthened bv the deposit of much chitin, which renders it hard and horny, just as the similir deposit of chitin mixed with carbonate of lime mnkes the -^ "shell " of {'â >' crab stony. This, of course, is merely an external resemblance : the structure and organization of a crab are altogether different from those of a beet.'. ' S:irc!)|> Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colo
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