The entomologist's text book : an introduction to the natural history, structure, physiology and classification of insects, including the Crustacea and Arachnida . dngthe want of powerful locomotive organs. But there is still an-. *., The Pupa of the Uragon-fly, with its mask extended—b, the same, with tlie mask closed,and discharging- a current of water. other class of predaceous larvae which are compelled, in orderto obtain their own food, to resort to actual stratagems forthis purpose, which the more developed structure of the pre-ceding insects rendered unnecessary. The constructions ofthe
The entomologist's text book : an introduction to the natural history, structure, physiology and classification of insects, including the Crustacea and Arachnida . dngthe want of powerful locomotive organs. But there is still an-. *., The Pupa of the Uragon-fly, with its mask extended—b, the same, with tlie mask closed,and discharging- a current of water. other class of predaceous larvae which are compelled, in orderto obtain their own food, to resort to actual stratagems forthis purpose, which the more developed structure of the pre-ceding insects rendered unnecessary. The constructions ofthe spider, and especially the mana?uvres of the jumping spi-ders, so constantly to be noticed on every sunny wall, leap-ing from a considerable distance upon their prey, will alsooccur to the reader; but these have been more especiallynoticed in preceding pages. The larva of a somewhat rare British species of the Lin-naan genus Cimex {Reduvius jiersonatus), is asserted to feedupon the bed-bug; like it, it is found in houses, but its ap-pearance is so extraordinary, that it is impossible to have theleast idea that it is an insect, were it not for its slight andawkward movements. It covers itself completely with a coatof dir
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