The Insect Folk

Dragon-flies, katydids, the funny back-swimmers and little Mrs. Shore Bug — Morley walks children through the insect world by asking them to go and LOOK: “books will help you, but you must watch, too.”

The Grasshopper Tribes

10 pages in this part of The Insect Folk.

The Grasshopper Tribes (DON'T you often wonder where)

DON'T you often wonder where they come from?

The Grasshopper Tribes (What John You do not know what)

What, John? You do not know what a segment is?

The Grasshopper Tribes: Charlie

Charlie says we are taking a good deal of trouble over the hind legs of a grasshopper.

The Grasshopper Tribes: Mollie (Has hers drawn already Do not)

Mollie has hers drawn already. Do not hurry too much, Mollie. You cannot draw well if you hurry.

The Grasshopper Tribes: John (Says he has heard there)

John says he has heard there is little pad in the fly's foot that enables it to walk on glass.

The Grasshopper Tribes (Eardrums and cause the nerves)

eardrums, and cause the nerves that come to them to hear.

The Grasshopper Tribes: Segments

Segments two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight are alike.

The Grasshopper Tribes: John (It is drawn to show)

It is drawn to show the separate parts of the thorax. Yes, John, the thorax has three segments. They are grown so close together you would…

The Grasshopper Tribes: Mollie (Indeed Mollie insects do have)

Indeed, Mollie, insects do have brains.

The Grasshopper Tribes (John says he is sure)

John says he is sure the katydids are first cousins to the grasshoppers and locusts, and so they are. -- They are very closely related to…

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