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... flies , 25. Breeze - fly of the horse , 26 . Of the sheep , 29. Of the ox , - 30 - 39 CHAP . IV . History of the Honey - bee , 33. Of the queen bee , 34 . Of the drones , 34. Of the queen's laying eggs , 35. Of swarm- ing , 36. Of the ...
... flies , 25. Breeze - fly of the horse , 26 . Of the sheep , 29. Of the ox , - 30 - 39 CHAP . IV . History of the Honey - bee , 33. Of the queen bee , 34 . Of the drones , 34. Of the queen's laying eggs , 35. Of swarm- ing , 36. Of the ...
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... fly , & c . , are synonymous with the term imago ; and the English and Latin words are used in English descriptions almost indifferently . These transformations , often spoken of as the metamorphosis of insects , are in reality nothing ...
... fly , & c . , are synonymous with the term imago ; and the English and Latin words are used in English descriptions almost indifferently . These transformations , often spoken of as the metamorphosis of insects , are in reality nothing ...
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... flies , and dragon - flies . All descriptions of insects in scientific works relate to the imago state , unless the con- trary is distinctly expressed . The mode in which the life of an insect is passed , differs very widely in the ...
... flies , and dragon - flies . All descriptions of insects in scientific works relate to the imago state , unless the con- trary is distinctly expressed . The mode in which the life of an insect is passed , differs very widely in the ...
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... fly , with two large transparent wings , which , when at rest , repose horizontally on its back ; moderately long legs , and short stout anten- næ : it flies with ease , and somewhat sportively , rising and falling . In this country it ...
... fly , with two large transparent wings , which , when at rest , repose horizontally on its back ; moderately long legs , and short stout anten- næ : it flies with ease , and somewhat sportively , rising and falling . In this country it ...
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... flies which feed on blood , these are the most to be feared ; impelled by an insatiable thirst they make their attack , and will have blood ; nothing can repel or deter them . Whenever the garment of a tra- veller has accidentally ...
... flies which feed on blood , these are the most to be feared ; impelled by an insatiable thirst they make their attack , and will have blood ; nothing can repel or deter them . Whenever the garment of a tra- veller has accidentally ...
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acute alulæ antennæ composed ants apex apical appears appendages articulate bees beetles bifid bilobed blade blood body butterflies caterpillar cells cerebroid chrysalis clap-net clavated cocoon Coleoptera colour corneous covered cylindrical Diptera distinct eggs elytra Entomological entomologist feeler-jaw female filiform antennæ five-jointed flies flight flowers fore wings four-jointed galea ground hairy head Hemiptera hind wings Hymenoptera ichneumon Imago with antennæ Imago with filiform incrassated Inhabits and feeds insects labial feelers labium labium short labourers Larva Larva and pupa Larva elongate Larva inhabits larvæ legs Lepidoptera ligula locust males mandibles maxillæ maxillæ obtuse maxillary feelers mesothorax metathorax minute moths motion mouth muscles nearly nerves nervures ocelli three organs Orthoptera ovipositor pectinated perfect insect perfectly podeon portion possess posterior preceding order prehensile prothorax Pupa changes resembling scutellum second joints segments seta situations six-jointed skin slender sometimes species spiracles stout substance surface tarsi three-jointed tion trees vegetables wood