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Even tliat's a Bugfly proper, 

 One whose wings are undeveloped. 

 All are known as Cimicina. 



Next them come the Water Walkers : 

 They aU walk upon the water ; 

 On each pond and stream you find them, 

 Skimming safely on the surface, 

 Safely as we tread the pathways, 

 Without any chance of sinldng ; 

 Then- fore wings are long and narrow, 

 " Tough from end to end Uke leather, 

 With their edges folded over ; 

 All then- feet, too, are threejointed. 

 And their body straight and narrow. 

 Like a bit of stick just broken : 

 Water Walkers, Water Kunners ; 

 If you like, Htdeometrina. 



Following, and next in order, 

 Though I rather would avoid them. 

 Are those flat and ugly creatures. 

 Crawling slowly on the bottom, 

 On the muddy, sUmy bottom. 

 Of the stagnant ponds and ditches, 

 Feeding upon little fishes. 

 Or the grubs of w^ater insects. 

 Then: antennse are quite hidden 

 Underneath the poking forehead ; 

 Their fore wings, like those of Bugflies, 



