The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-14
IhB FLORIDA FRIENDS OF
HOETlCUI4TUEE,.
~ pR. A >iHAFFEASek
PALATKA FLORIDA.

PALATKA FLORIDA.
Honorary ard Corresponding Msuil o. Z = Z
tsrent >cientItic >sCieJsS IN F.fct-u ,ut.'l-
tires. Member OF the Amer. an AS, Is,
tloh ot me Adyancement "f S,'-,.1e" Nen-
ter OF the fruIt truwrsS AsSHyi5rlvu ut
cntsro rreSp intliuS Nrflhar at ,aC
Eils Nat. HIST. SOtrty Erie. la. Honorary v
seinter OF tht. ~. Virginia state Ps ,rl.,-
aetutieal Association. author ot L'lalI-
cnte de l'fct gicitc sur lactlvitc dt'S acrt, p,
de awe d. 5 p'autes ct dies aninauN,ain,.t. -
eur 10 u aeGles et les reme,!rs don o.. f.. I
axe tic. exc
INSECTS.
Few Of u. love insects VT amorg
them are many which deserve L. b. in-
cluded amops the friends Of i!os,icul.
turs. The first order Of 'n>t i, is the
CoLEoPrERA OR BEETLES.
When a beetle frst emerge from the
egg il ia only larva, with .jx legs.
whose body is diviiei into se.meuts or
rings. When fall growth IN :;his stage
is reached it prepare, in the earth cu,
rious oval chamber for its comfort ,,u.
rintf the pupa stage Ii il is now exam
insd all the parts Of the perfect insect
may be recognized cnyelorai in their
sheaths.
THE TIGER BEETLES-CI,INpEII
constitute the first farlily cf the cclao-
pa,eva. Th.se' from the beauty Of their
form, their vivid coloriny and t,ruciouS
habits, have always excited much inter
est among entomolo.iSt>. IN 'ir los, are
long and slender. the eyes p,obose AMI
remarkably prominent. and all organs
employed for prehet-.en or ruast'catl.n.
powerful AMI efficient. rhey al' llyr
strong mandIhlcs projecting itum ,iu'
bad, AID are armed with struls te,t1,
and il may tc observed THAI s.ita these.
Ms with their brothers or the higher
chaser the ma-t 'l,ctuu- .re Ltaihcd
by the creates, elegance II form aud
highest h'uuty of colonus. Among them
may be .ccn The most beautiful ,in,s Of
green and bli,. with golden reflections,
and the majority are varicgalrd with
spots and stripes Of yellow. They prey
indiscfininatrly On other insects. aic
we'll covered, we'll pro;,ctrd aal very
nnible and swift. Even the larvn show
the ferocity If their parents and wait in
pitfalls and galleries ior the prey. which
Is eei2t Il, dragged intuthese subt, ,rrauean
dens aud prselily devourrl rhoy must
be dreaded bylother insects far more than
the tiger is feared by other aailalsj or
by the naked savage, for IN eam, ,,ils,n
to his victim the beetle i. stronger, tc,t.r
armed and more lootl,hif~'y.
CARABlnAE rAErlt uEGfLS
The are readily distinguished frna
the. po ceding tam.i, by the aaa, ,r ot.thp
lower jaw, which terminates ina >im,'c
hook, without urtic .a,ion. The body il
obioHs. the cnlors duh or black, with
metallic !ustr-. These caterpillar hun
ter, With their oisengag.l heads. ,heir
long legs and their bodies we'll Protected
10y suit. OF steel armor, have a proud bear
ing. an appearance Of distinction which
We S'hs'a''s fh' among 'arhlNoroaN an
imals. They run IN the grass or lutn un.
der stones, or the bark Of trees. whence
they go on, at night and destroy t.pus
anus VI Insects tho iafv', ~ tlrtaHe
''iu''s places ~ ''Ie d'uit7, H''r the
same tastes anu are also great hunters.
cocGNhLLIDAg-L,pY rtrs.
1hee ars hemispherical III lu.l., .,r4.
.rally = red or yellow, wit. round ,t IL.
nate spo,s. They are &C great y..ur N
the flower eardon, among Sc" tyb. AID
in orange groves. because they destroy
plant lice by thousands. The larya i, q
small alligator looking creature which,
when hungry, -oiaa5 the aphis AM de-
YOURS him alive. Thisis couttaugd uutl
great havoc is made il IT, colony al.
attacked
ilNLSup1ERA.
These insect, commas tba army $40, hy
nature ,o prevent the py,a..,,.. nuIt;rli.
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