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Identifier: introductiontozo00dave Title: Introduction to zoology; a guide to the study of animals, for the use of secondary schools; Year: 1900 (1900s) Authors: Davenport, Charles Benedict, 1866-1944 Davenport, Gertrude Anna Crotty, 1866- Subjects: Zoology Publisher: New York, Macmillan company London, Macmillian and co., ltd. Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library Digitizing Sponsor: MBLWHOI Library

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Text Appearing Before Image: FIG. (i. — Phasmomantis niroUim. Praying-mantis of southern U. S. Nat. size. Copied from Packard. are carnivorous. They hunt and devour other insects some-times larger than themselves, and even prey upon each other.\Yhile most of the species are tropical, one species, Phasmo-mantis Carolina (Fig- 0), is abundantin our Southern States, and anotheroccurs in the Missouri valley. The Blattidae,2 or cockroaches, areespecially creatures of the tropics;and those which live in colder cli-mates frequent warm as well as darkplaces. The two which are ourhousehold pests have been importedfrom Europe,- -both the small brown (roton bug, which is found amongwater-pipes in the kitchen, and thelarge black species commonest in sugar-refineries, slaughter-houses, and bakeshops. They are omnivorous, eating,

Text Appearing After Image: 7. - • Wingless cock-roach. Xat.size. Photo,l.v AY. H. C. P. seer, prophet. 2 blatta, roach of Pliny. THE GRASSHOPPER AND ITS ALLIES 9 among other things, breadstuffs, clothing, book-bindings,bedbugs, and other insects. We have also a number ofnative cockroaches, which live chiefly in fields and woods,under stones and logs. Some of these are wingless (Fig. 7). The following groups are frequently excluded from theOrthoptera, but show a certain relationship with them: - The Forficulidae,1 or earwigs, are rare in the northernUnited States, but commoner in the Gulf and Pacific States.In general appearance they resemble rove-beetles, but differfrom them in having a pair of forceps at the posterior endof the body. They hide, during the day, in the corollas of v» *« * T **f» r . /~ <^n V c.. FIG. 8. — Two North American Odonata, belonging to the family Libelhilid:About one-half nat. size. Photo, by V. H. L. flowers, upon which they feed, and fly about at night. Thename earwig seems

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