. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Head of Hose-leaf Mantis. Hi.'*otthifon-p;irt> Ihi^ liwrl. Ttl'' '' iiiiter-iirtari' is shcmii with iln' tr attacked bv fimi;i. Such counteilcit presentments are found in several of the unrelated orders of Insect life. But it is very rarely that flowers arc mimicked in both form and colour, though in colour alone there are numerous examples of flower-haunting species that become invisible when on the flower, eitner for feeding upon pollen or nectar, or for securing as food ot
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Head of Hose-leaf Mantis. Hi.'*otthifon-p;irt> Ihi^ liwrl. Ttl'' '' iiiiter-iirtari' is shcmii with iln' tr attacked bv fimi;i. Such counteilcit presentments are found in several of the unrelated orders of Insect life. But it is very rarely that flowers arc mimicked in both form and colour, though in colour alone there are numerous examples of flower-haunting species that become invisible when on the flower, eitner for feeding upon pollen or nectar, or for securing as food other Insects that fre(|uent the blossoms. But among the mantis family there is a remarkable species'- found m India, is called bv the natives bv a name signifving the rose-leaf Insect. It is about tlirce and a-half inches long in the bod\-, and. U-aving the legs out of consideration, may be described as fiddle-shaped, the neck of the fiddle (the fore-body of the mantis) being very long and slender. The species has long been known in cabinets and from good figures in entomological works, but tlic disciiptions from such specimens were verv misleading. In recent \ears we have luid the advantage of descriptions drawn bv naturalists from living examples, and from those who have- seen it in its natural sunoundings. Under such conditions it is quite ii different thing from the museum specimens. The fore-body, just behind the head, has a leaf-like expansion on each side ; and the second and third pairs of legs have similar expansions ^ Gongyhis â "ii ,siiii' iispi<t as in tlw- pn-ciilini? I'hotoRrJiih. with tlf loiv tiiiibs partly pxtondi'd ami rxhibitioR the tirriblr -ii - lllioii whirh its fnspol victims ais^ miiwli^d the foot is -hot iPinjitiiU ca. 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
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