. Elements of zoology, to accompany the field and laboratory study of animals. Zoology. THE BEETLE 69 ^'-sf-^'-; ^^^Hj^^-- ...^f â â !â¢' imli 1%A H^HjP^ |\ '^ ^Hw t Fig. 72. â Copris, a tumble- buji. Nat. size. Photo, by the composition of the tip of the antennae out of a number of thin plates or lamellae. The tumble-bugs or scavenger Lamelli- corns (Scar"ab'icle£e^) are lovers of light and freedom (Fig. 72). They form balls out of the dung of various animals which they sometimes roll long distances. The dung-rolling habit has long excited interest; in- deed, among the Eg3'ptia
. Elements of zoology, to accompany the field and laboratory study of animals. Zoology. THE BEETLE 69 ^'-sf-^'-; ^^^Hj^^-- ...^f â â !â¢' imli 1%A H^HjP^ |\ '^ ^Hw t Fig. 72. â Copris, a tumble- buji. Nat. size. Photo, by the composition of the tip of the antennae out of a number of thin plates or lamellae. The tumble-bugs or scavenger Lamelli- corns (Scar"ab'icle£e^) are lovers of light and freedom (Fig. 72). They form balls out of the dung of various animals which they sometimes roll long distances. The dung-rolling habit has long excited interest; in- deed, among the Eg3'ptians it was an object of superstition. So high was the veneration of this people for this their sacred beetle that they repro- duced it in their paintings and sculp- ture. The ball of dung is really intended for the deposition of an egg, and it is rolknl bj' both males and females to a hole in the ground which has been dug in a safe place for its reception. The group of leaf-eating lamellicorns is represented by the June-bi]gs. The adults are attuneil to a very low intensity of light, so that they stay in hichng in the daytime, coming forth at night to feed upon the foliage of trees and shruljs. They are, however, attracted by lamplight, and enter through the open win- dow with a busy hmiiming sound, but soon come in violent contact vnth the wall or a piece of furniture, and fall heavily to the floor. The larva of June-bugs are lovers of contact and darkness. They pass the wnter in the soil in burrows which they construct among the roots of garden vegetables and other plants (Fig. 65 a). The ^Scarabetis, Fia. âMacro- da c t }â 1 u s , the rose-bu^. Nat. size. Photo, hy W. H. C. 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 Davenport, Charles Benedict, 1866-1944; Davenport, Gertrude
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