POND LIFE. 



that the female fastens her eggs on 

 the top of her own back with a thin 

 layer of waterproof glue, which she 

 secretes for this purpose. Fig. 106 

 represents a species found in the far 

 West. 



The pinned specimens in your 

 collection should be placed after the 

 water-scorpions under a copy of the 

 following label : 



Family BELOSTOMID/E (Bel-os tom'i-dae). 

 The Giant Water-bugs. 



FIG. 106. Female, 

 with eggs, Serphus. 



THE WRIGGLERS (Field Work}. The wrigglers, or 

 " wigglers," as they are more commonly called, are so 



well known that 

 it is hardly neces- 

 sary to describe 

 their form that 

 they may be rec- 

 ognized. They 

 abound through- 

 out the warmer 

 part of the year in 

 ponds, in ditches 

 choked with fall- 

 en leaves, and in 

 pools in swampy 

 places. But usu- 

 ally they are most 



FIG. 107. A glass of water containing eggs, larvae, easily lOUnd in 6X- 

 and pupae of mosquitoes. posed receptacles 



of rain-water, in watering-troughs, and in other sim- 



