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Page 47
... insects until they become full - grown beetles , with horny shields over their thin , gauzy wings . Some of them are grubs for only a short time , while others remain for years underground before changing . The tumblebugs are very plain ...
... insects until they become full - grown beetles , with horny shields over their thin , gauzy wings . Some of them are grubs for only a short time , while others remain for years underground before changing . The tumblebugs are very plain ...
Page 48
... insect , once in his grasp , has no chance at all . Even as a larva he had bad habits , for though only a soft - bodied grub , he sucked the juices of snails and other creatures with his ferocious , sickle - shaped jaws , that are ...
... insect , once in his grasp , has no chance at all . Even as a larva he had bad habits , for though only a soft - bodied grub , he sucked the juices of snails and other creatures with his ferocious , sickle - shaped jaws , that are ...
Page 50
... insects , when it was breakfast , dinner or supper time . They wore out several suits of clothes , and one day when Green Drake moulted , he found himself what he had always longed to be , a straw - colored May fly , with four beautiful ...
... insects , when it was breakfast , dinner or supper time . They wore out several suits of clothes , and one day when Green Drake moulted , he found himself what he had always longed to be , a straw - colored May fly , with four beautiful ...
Page 51
... insects are attracted to the bright lights of the gas lamps and electric light globes , when they rise from the water . On some summer evenings they settle on people's hats and clothing in such numbers that the shape and color of the ...
... insects are attracted to the bright lights of the gas lamps and electric light globes , when they rise from the water . On some summer evenings they settle on people's hats and clothing in such numbers that the shape and color of the ...
Page 65
... insects which are looking for sweet nectar . As soon as an insect alights , it is held fast by the sticky substance , while the hairs on the leaf slowly close over the little victim . In a few hours , or maybe after several days , the ...
... insects which are looking for sweet nectar . As soon as an insect alights , it is held fast by the sticky substance , while the hairs on the leaf slowly close over the little victim . In a few hours , or maybe after several days , the ...
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