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supply of moisture and bare soil for the growth of the minute 
vegetable organisms on which it feeds. Frequently it is asso- 
ciated in its haunts with the Angulate, and sometimes with the 
Ornate or Obscure Pygmy Locusts. 
Though generally met with in but small numbers, a populous 
colony numbering into the hundreds is occasionally found. The 
nymphs are common in midsummer, the adults are more plentiful 
in early fall and again in the spring, and undoubtedly hibernate. 
It is found throughout New England. 
"Nevertheless, when questioned with persistence, those humble creatures 
with no history can tell us some very singular things." — J. H. Fabre. 
