TRUE TALES OE THE INSECTS. 



C U RSO RI A. 

 CHAPTER I. 



THE devil's riding- horse (mANTID.e). 



The Devotional Attitude. 



Probably no other insects are surrounded with such a 

 halo of legend and superstition, none have acquired the 

 same reputation for wisdom and saintliness, as those 

 technically known as the Mantidse. The character they 

 bear is one of lono- standine, and almost world-wide 



