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A Word to the Children
DEAR CHILDREN, - The very best way to know the insects is to go and watch them. Watch them whenever you can, and each time you will find…
The Ravenous Chinch Bugs
2 pages
Our Pretty Dragon Flies
3 pages
The Fairy May Flies
2 pages
Dragon Fly Wings
Richard asks, "Where do May flies come from?
The Stone Fly Folk
What do you think he caught?
The Silver Fish
MAY has something here for us to look at. She says have it in that little box. See, the box has a glass top. May cut the top off the box…
The Old Cockroaches
2 pages
Neighbor Walking Stick
ISN'T this a pretty place to sit down and - "Ouch! ow! ow! ow!"
The Grasshopper Tribes
10 pages
The Shorthorned Grasshoppers
They have no horns, of course, but some have short antennæ that stick out like little horns, and those we call shorthorned.
The Longhorned Grasshoppers
Probably it was the longhorned grasshoppers that Charlie saw so many of in the meadow.
Pretty Katydids
Well, well, did she or didn't she, and what of it anyway.
The Cricket-Like Grasshoppers
Now what strange-looking little creature are you?
The Cheery Cricket People
2 pages
Male Cricket
Now look at this cricket Mabel has caught. It is a female, and its wings, you see, are not ornamented like those of the male.
A Large Family
2 pages
The Great Bug Family
17 pages
The Water Boatman
What, May; you want to see a bug?
The Funny Back-Swimmers
WHAT, John? You know a water boatman that swims on its back?
The Giant Water Bug
A GOOD many kinds of bugs live in the water, but perhaps the oddest of all is the giant water bug.
Little Mrs. Shore Bug
MAY says she wants to hear more about bugs.
The Airy Water Striders
THEN there are the water striders.
A Queer Fellow
WHAT do you suppose is in this box?
Hawthorn Twig
If we pay a visit to that hawthorn bush we shall probably find a bug to our liking. Yes, here is one. It is a tiny thing, I know, but wait…
A Bad Bug
Now, here is a bug we all loathe. It is round and flat, and reddish brown in color, and it has a disgusting odor.
The Troublesome Red Bug
THERE are a great many kinds of bugs on the leaves and flowers in summer, and some of them do much damage by eating the vegetation.
The Well Protected Stink Bug
ONE of the bugs we know the best and like the least is the stink bug.
Red Raspberry
ing! It is very evident that she has.
The Louse
YES, John, lice are bugs, and very mean bugs too.
Bird Lice and Book Lice
That is, they do not belong to the bug order.
Friend Cicada
May says she wishes that locust would keep quiet.
The Odd Spittle Insect
WHY, little Nell! What is the matter?
Pretty Leaf Hoppers
JUST see this bush! Be careful not to shake it.
The Comical Tree Hoppers
Do you know the tree hoppers, - absurd little jokers that they are?
The Jumping Plant Lice
THE jumping plant lice are nearly related to the tree hoppers, but they do not look at all like them. Under the magnifying glass they look…
The Aphids
Now, let us go in search of the aphids, or aphides, as they are also called. We shall not have to search far.
Scale Bugs
WHAT, May, you are tired out?
The Horned Corydalus
2 pages
Female Corydalus
John, you were fortunate in your hunting.
Fairy Lacewing
May says it is a darling, like a woodland fairy clad all in green.
The Ant Lion
JOHN has found something he wants us all to see.
The Little Caddice Flies
5 pages