Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-22
LocUsTs AND DRAGON FLIES



s"o'' s."r'.. Prom Natural Histor, Ahout
IN" Habits Of These insects.
have you oves sssn or read or heare
anything about the lceuAug II Is an odd
insect, diatantly related to the rrssshsnnsr
ana alike In shape hu, tho locna, hss claw.
something like 4 Holsters. and n II nbosia
eaten on the hnrct /, cllnea and ,uahes
painful wound. Il has above us mouth 4
h'ue euncher with which Il does n rras,
uvM OF mischief, and u has very beautiful
Wings us home ia IN America. africa ana
ssr'a'n parts Of Europe The locus,h I'd
about IN swArms. and settle down In IA
nelus, whore they DC grest inisch,ef In =
few days they will sweep he rrsin 80
years harvest ''s''
IN not climates the doyastatlon oaus.s
py .nom Is not felt 40 greatly, as IN
rHor' uihe new crop may be raised
out IN moderate climate, when a ero,
o''' pe raised only once year. their NV
axes are greatly felt and often resut IN
famine n They frequently swarm in ,ron,
r pcioto they descend on Tho neiss
a ~" : Wnai they ato doing In New Ter.
sys 4; ySs y, now and the Jersey farmers ara
ined by thom. 80 W." "e ru-
Loeusts are very juicy and tender. and
~ inc hast are considered a daint,, ,enS
~, creatures cat them, even 10 ina
uosH' When the latter beso,ne hnnsr~
prshehes OF the trees on which lhe locust,
warm are brought down and the locurts
~. , on like our nuts in the fail
~. ."e uoss 70 eat II was on such To-
ousts with honey that 81 John the Ran.
tlst Ia spoken OF In the nlble ns hav,a.
.Mei' traveller IN tho East tells NJ
wa, ~ no was once going throuph 4
e.ea, ucsert he SAW swarm IN then,
apolt hve miles away dying ciore ia ~
ear'n, which they darkenod like cloud
h tney came nearer no saw that thoy
WY Wnlle. and he describes them ns
LOOKING beautiful on their wing Thev war.
crossing the desert 10 reach 10 troe. nnS
gram nelds on the other aide Tho Locust
althouKh II IL not eaton here. In nrantl,
cary the Same all tho world over. 40 II
you wish 10 examine one YOU muat make
trlp TO- Jersey before they deyavtAto its
nslaa ana ny away for new and untouched
Thon thorc II the dragon ny-you bsva
accn him Ia the neld perhaps decled out In
nus handsome gauzea and looking more
neauttul even than hts coplcs in thu
lewory stores, ana thought him n nne
follow indeed. He Ia certainly the nnest
follow IN tho Insect creation whom you fudge
MN from his coat but handsome IL az
handsome does, aud there isn't nercor,
more Voracious or more cruel follow In tho
inseet creation than thla very nno arason
NY OF ours lie Is as wicked as he Ia hand
some. TO ohaHes and eats every poor lit
Tic ny that oomes In his way, lie nghta
with the spider and deyoura him 10
taclues inHcets Tar hlggos than himself and
masters aud eats them ail UP, Even the
big. gauSy-wlngei butterfly 10 no match,
for tho dragoa-iy whom ho is hungry, ami
no hoomn TO ho hungry all tho time Ilis
mo coat IL really coat Of mail that even
the sting Of wasp will not puncturo. Ma
ture has made him very strong. Then, too
no has very atrong mouth for his work
and no ~ very vicious, Indeed. he might
he called the pirate among insects, for he
regards them all AZ prey and recognizes no
law OF honesty eyon with his own kind,
Indeed, when tho dragon ny has been cut In
two 40 that he has no stomach, DO viii ptill
eat anything placed IN hts Rraap, and on
one occasion after being cut In two was
fod with twenty fics and four upldefh. by
man who knows all about Insects, and who
declared that no doubt ha would have kept
ON eating indcnnltoly had he Che niNnl not
grown tired Of catching the flies. So ycu
STE. II ia very bard 70 kill dragon fly.
Tho larva or young ot the dragon ny.
which IL Matched In water. II 10 It's baby
hood 80 yoraoloiis that II Will Jump to tho
surface TO catch ny or anap ut anything
that comes within lta vision and az the
dragon iiy 10 well supplied with eyes. hay,
Ing several IN its head. both bollnd and
IN 'front.' 1t neon good deal, Indeed tho
only good thing know about the dragon
ny ~ that 1t takes m A good deal Of foul
air IN its iifctirno. and 20 makoa tho air
puror and healthier FOR uH to breathe SO.
when We look At 1ne fellows in tho world
II IA Just NJ we'll 10 know n all their beauty
IN In their arinor. or II there Is something
bottor beyond that viii make thom good
companions for VA through life