THE STRANGE CYCLE OF THE CICADA 



riddled with holes, and in a few days the fallen shells 

 lay so thickly at the roots of trees that they hid the 

 surface, and quantities adhered to bark and foliage. 

 The movements of this host, creeping out of their open 

 burrows and huts, crawling along the grassy surface, 

 climbing up trees, and breaking fortli from their shells, 

 as seen in the light of a full moon, formed a weird and 

 interesting spectacle. 



Some idea of the vast issuing swarms may be had 

 from the number of exit holes within certain surfaces. 

 In a space six feet square, lying between two trees, there 



A STUDY IN IDENTIFICATION 



1. Cicada 3. The lubber locust of the West 



2. Grasshopper and young 4. Locust, and pupa above 



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