. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 488 NATL'IIAI. HISTORY. Family, LnnipyrI((Or. Adfivu, to iliiiic j odpd, n tftil.) ' Noctilnoa (Lat. uii/IU-iJiiniii;/), thv Ulomcmtn. Tho (iu)\vwoiiM may be hucu in tlu; wunn Rxiiimcr cvcniiips, Mhcddin^' its piilo i,'reen light on gmtwy banks. The female insect givoK. out a mnch stronger light than the male, and there is sumo light visible oven in the larva. The light of thiH insect proeeeds fron\ tlie abdmien. The light given out by tiie firefly, another kind of beetle inhabiting South Americ
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 488 NATL'IIAI. HISTORY. Family, LnnipyrI((Or. Adfivu, to iliiiic j odpd, n tftil.) ' Noctilnoa (Lat. uii/IU-iJiiniii;/), thv Ulomcmtn. Tho (iu)\vwoiiM may be hucu in tlu; wunn Rxiiimcr cvcniiips, Mhcddin^' its piilo i,'reen light on gmtwy banks. The female insect givoK. out a mnch stronger light than the male, and there is sumo light visible oven in the larva. The light of thiH insect proeeeds fron\ tlie abdmien. The light given out by tiie firefly, another kind of beetle inhabiting South America, proceeds from three yellow t)d)ercles placed on the throat. The gnd) or larva of the (ilowworm is of a singidar form, and is furnished with a brush at the extremity of the tail, with which it cleanses its body from dust or the slimu of the snails on which it frecpiontly feeds. THE DEATH-WATCH. Tlie formerly terrildc Death-Watch, is now generally known to be merely a small beetle. Indeed it is nothing more thun the creatiu'c that perftjrates the round holes in old "worm-eaten" furniture and wood-work. Tlie "ticking" is produced by striking the head against the wood. If there is a Death-Watch iu the room, it is easy to incite it to begin to tick, by striking with the head of a pin on the panelling. There are .several insects that produce this sound, the Anobium striatum,'tesselatum, and pertinax. The last-named is so. 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. London : G. Routledge
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