Natural history of animals; . Fig- 323. — Earwig. Fig. 324. — Cockroach. 186 ARTHROPODS: INSECTS. shut like a pair of scissors. They are found understones and under the bark of old trees, and fly onlyat night. They are believed by some, probably with-out reason, to crawl into peoples ears. Cockroaches. Cockroaches are found in forests, and some speciesinfest kitchens, storerooms, and closets, devouring allkinds of food, and even clothes. Figure 324 shows akind common here, although it originated in Asia. Walking Sticks and Walking Leaves. The Walking Sticks are Insects which look like drytwigs
Natural history of animals; . Fig- 323. — Earwig. Fig. 324. — Cockroach. 186 ARTHROPODS: INSECTS. shut like a pair of scissors. They are found understones and under the bark of old trees, and fly onlyat night. They are believed by some, probably with-out reason, to crawl into peoples ears. Cockroaches. Cockroaches are found in forests, and some speciesinfest kitchens, storerooms, and closets, devouring allkinds of food, and even clothes. Figure 324 shows akind common here, although it originated in Asia. Walking Sticks and Walking Leaves. The Walking Sticks are Insects which look like drytwigs; and the Walking Leaves have wings that lookalmost precisely like leaves. They belong mostly to. Fig 325-—Walking Stick. the warm parts of the globe, but several kinds of Walk-ing Stick are found in the United States. They arefrom three or four inches to a foot long. Figure 325shows one of our common species, about half size. The Mantis. The Mantis is a grasshopper-like Insect which hasthe fore legs suited for seizing and holding prey. It is STRAIGHT-WINGED INSECTS. I87 found upon plants and trees, where it sits for hours,holding up its fore legs, ready to seize any insect which
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