Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-08-02
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INSECTS.


Al insects have slx legs, unless rhey have
lnet with accidents They 10 not breathe
( through their mouths but bv means af q
7 great number 3f Little nipas winch run
Z through them lsHEthHlss. having openings
here ana -here On the sides 81 tie b7.iy
EEaeEe the fresh an IS drawn IN. These III
I tie 0pealngz are very auri0nslY o1ntrIve3-
III some cases protected bv Tiny trap-doaEs
opening on hinges, in others having strong
Erat-us Jver them Of very c0zrse hairs
I1cI.e1s 5u insect Hnen eul u two As lie
.lo1s nos Use dIs mouth 0T breathing, aud Is
his brain Is not eonhHcd % his head bui
runs all through MS body. wiz live for nzm
hours IN thls InUtJlatcl state. La fnCU same
.nseo-s never cat au0uIiItui after they are
.uI crown.
Insects have from Two Jo 1vo eyes. Two
Tgo eyes lslled compound eyes. because
they are made 1p % many ittIeeyas united
iEe . oun1l5 u SIX sided 5fv-glasses EisCi to-
ltdeE lzTE1 1t one eul 1u1 very small "a
,ae g1aeT. -.n1 locking under the mie.use1ue.
Ike she masAss 5t a very Inc net. Then
-lere Gre sometimes three little ewes in adj
litiau 30 the -aTra ONES, plaeed generally IN
the .op OF The haad. although thev 1eaa.
-l5naiiy vary lhelr position.
Al ns@c-s are provided with Istzsasa.
Tluch are those ittle. mauv-iolnted Droiar
lions extending from the head naar he srss
5Ilaz7ilat Ike raIniaer horns. These are
probably us15 iGr feeling. smelling. and
l5ea 1ednItelT E5ls5. 'IEisv FSTv I17ic.l u
appearance. sometimes resembling -
clubs, sometimes trInEea Ike a 4
lltCaed Ike g aW, Dluma8 Ike a N
Or armed with teeth ike comb
insects have no wings, others have
llhars lonE JHl E1Hs aave more thaB
number
Lussets PASS through several stages Of X
Issence before they become fully developed
Most Ji them are hatchei rom aZgs- then
hey DzsS mic tbs -4r7a state. IN which there
are caterpillar maEeot. or grub. according
as they arc TO become butterfly or beetle
In course Of 1lms they 20 INTO Bupa, or
mummy state. from which they emerge
re3lY luT aCtigl as perfect insects In some
classes these distinctions src MOI so strongly
marked
On examining dy with a microscope.
you VII ina zlE aEs, Trmla To
sharp little t0s5- r97o BIS compound 5res
covering u6zTiF -ae whole If -Ea head. and
this sHIca little eyes arranged IA 3 triangle
-7To transparent T5uEs slreuEtheuad Iv a aar
T0zs II veins and e5vegc1 with tine lairs
% -IuF WInElc.5, anu Ju 9acA SIDE If the
body IItis Eugt vhIah series for unknown
purposes. On closer Examination OF lis
mouth Jon viz ina 2 nFois1sols or trunk. Ike
an elephant thls s nothing 5ut the lower
-iu .eac1hclad and armed With three IEnezzs
TlLh winch Is punctlres It's 6ad. or axas
-araloz a.lI-leadel old gentlemen. rhe
end 3i he .lp is aatlenei and srulved ike
the s9Etom Jta meat -Gsh FOR gravy He Is
provided with q aUi5 which running down
little canals N lis trunk. diss8.Tes s1lubla
l aslauc-s. 80 hat .leT ara easily Sucked
uu through -l5 same lltle 5aulais.
On examining he foot a.oselF under the
microscope YOU vii see that Il Is armed with
eTo little claws protected 6y feshv pads.
covered 7ith halrs Each hair IS enlarged
IL the end, making q ig1ls disk which is
acut moist 5y s fund continually sEulliur
The little claws ca}ct on tine rough D1Iat u
aBv zaTlage. ana ghs moment this Is dozs.
the little IlsSs take hUld gy theII edges
Thlis their centers arp rc5rae,ed. leaving
-aeuu1n. and thus creating IN atmospheric
3rcZUrc which sE1staIuz he insect against
-he sarco 1t -rrlVItatI0u While one H98l IS
rsIsai, gdg others rgralu their hold. and tins
gauIa movement u ths sIE legs along q cell
ing. shows how swift Is the lusiIHc5IFe action
li -hlz complex apparatus
according 10 Kirby and renee. the c1n-
mon lausg ir. wtI1n JlIlsrULTI5eI makes SIX
hundred strokes EitL It's Wing ID sc5ud
and when necessary can Increase rs velocity
slEI15j.
There is 9ng Eac5 la tlla Natural history If
lies that Is -E1gTallg very iltle understood.
and what Is trugo dies, Is equally -I1e with
rczsrd 60 aI nszess IL Is THAT .iies latCha3
into he winged state never zrDH any more.
either smaller IE larger. l he IS llatci4ed
sEnal. tiT, small be remains all The days 1i
ms lie. Eis growing and most 5f his eating
has been done II the LaEva 1E 1zEg0J state.
Then he .eaaE lhe Iic of @ g,utt0n. eating
with apparent relish I'll most .olths1Ile
Things, ruve.iHg IN eli sorts Of impurities.
waxing very .aJ Ind aldeEnauie. zs 10 most
large eaters N the human tribe. an Old
writer vel 5lse-T5s. How leE Of Us are
lEarn thar all these creatures a0w buzzing
Gt3ra 9ur heads aHca craEl5i beneath 8ur
ls. ID irgei,}e 4agz-jHe.