﻿DADDY-LONG-LEGS, CENTIPEDES, AND MILLIPEDES. 121 



CHAPTEE XYI. 



DADDY-LONG-LEGS, CENTIPEDES, AND MILLIPEDES. 



112. In the insects proper, or true insects, the pupil has 

 learned that the head, thorax, and abdomen, are separated 

 into three regions or parts. In the spiders, it has been seen 

 that the head and thorax are combined, forming a single 

 region or part, and called the cephalo-thorax, while the ab- 

 domen appears as a distinct part. There is another group 

 of animals allied to the spiders, the individuals thereof hav- 

 ing four pairs of legs, and the head, thorax, and abdomen, 

 more or less merged together. The animals belonging to 

 this group are called in various parts of the country, daddy- 

 long-legs, granddaddy -long-legs^ grandfatlier-grayheaTds, and 

 harvest-men, and in northern I^ew York are known by the 

 name of '^grab for gray bears." 



Certain species are common around houses and sheds, 

 others are foand in the woods. They are easily recognized 

 by their small bodies and extremely long and slender legs. 

 It is difficult to hold them in the fingers, as some of the legs 

 are liable to drop ofT on the slightest ei^ort made to retain 

 the animals. 



In the middle and on the back of the cephalo-thorax, there 

 is a slight eminence, upon which are situated the eyes, two in 

 number. The abdomen appears distinctly segmented. 



113. Their food consists of small insects, such as flies and 



