The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-10-16

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'aa a'e zti THE MOSQUITO. ! -
A writer thus tells Us hsw the mosquito
looks. what he does for q living, and how
he is produced; i b ,9,,,efg -.
1T is nnscieptihc. TO say that mosquitoes
bite, for they have no teeth; and they have
no need OF teeth to seize upon and prepare
their.food, for they..are dainty and take food
only in the liquid form-spoon yictuafs..
They are a chivaIric race, and attack their
enemies with a sort Of sword or lauce no
doubt they consider biting and gouginx
quite vulgar. The lance of the mosquito
lis very beautiful and perfect piece iof
work /; il Is smoother than FURNISHED stseI.i
and its point is so fine and perfect that.s
most powerful microscope does mt discov-
er flaw in il. As The most delicate cam
brio needle is TO the crowhar, so ia the
mosquitoes lance to the best Damascus
blade. The lance is worn in scabbard or
sheath. The scsbbard is suction pipe
through which the mosquito drinks its
food. s ~
The mesquite is the most musical of all
animals. There is no bird which sings so
much. He never tires of his simple song.
How happy he must be, cheerily singing
far into the night. What volume Of me-
lody from so light creature. lfaman had
a voice so loud proportionate TO bis weight,
he might hold conversation across The
Atlantic. and there would be no need Of the
telegraph.
lie: US inquire about the earliest begin
ming Of the..,nosquito LET US take him 10 the
egg. The mother mosquito has notion Of
naval architecture. and out OF the eggs she
Hays she constructs we'll modelled boat,
with elevated prov and stern and we'll pro-
portioned midships. For the boat she EN-.
plays from two hundred and fifty 10 three
hundred eggs. building il up piecemeal,
somewhat alier the manner Of men. binding
together the Individual eggs BIZ means of 4
powerful water proof. cement, into a sub
stantial and complete structure. Unfortu-
na,ely. we are unable to give recipe for
THE water proof cement there are. many
who would like TO have ii. TIE boat is built
on the water. and. when completed, she
confidently abandons il IN the mercy Of the
wind aud waves. Thanks 10 that water
proof cement. it can neither be broken. nor
wet,ed. nor sunk IT is safer than il it were
copper bott,med. The little craft. il must
be remembered. is fleighted with life
each Of its two hundred aud fifty or three
hundred aud fifty litile staterooms has its
tenant.
After a few days' cruising the occupants
az the shells come forth, and the ship is de-
stro,ed. But those little creatures are
surely not mosquiius they appear more
lite fishes or serpents or little dragons. On
closer examination thes prove to be what
eyery one knows under the name Of /" wig
glers;" they are the larva of mosquito.
They wiggle about in the we'll knasn wav
far week or two, and after changing their
skins two or three times. they assume e,quite
a new forr and movement. Thes are now
what the bows call !" tamblers." and are the
pupe OF the mosquito. In about week. IL
the weather. &C.. be favorable. something
oi the form Of the mosquito i seen through
the transparent skin of the tumbler. Sh'rt-
u the prisoner escapes fron his cophns-
meni a fall fled.ed and bid mosquto.
and scars away Ia search Of food and plea
sure.
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