POND LIFE. 



that the female fastens her eggs on 

 the top of her own back with a thin 

 layer of waterproof glue, which she 

 secretes for this purpose. Fig. io6 

 represents a species found in the far 

 West. 



The pinned specimens in your 

 collection should be placed after the 

 water-scorpions under a copy of the 

 following label : — 



Family Belostomid^ (Bel-os tom'i-dae). 

 The Giant Water-buss. 



Fig. io6. — Female, 

 with eggs, Serplius. 



The Wrigglers {Field IVorJ^).— The wrigglers, or 

 " wigglers," as they are more commonly called, are so 



well known that 

 it is hardly neces- 

 sary to describe 

 their form .that 

 they may be rec- 

 ognized. They 

 abound through- 

 out the warmer 

 part of the year in 

 ponds, in ditches 

 choked with fall- 

 en leaves, and in 

 pools in sw^ampy 

 places. But usu- 

 ally they are most 



Fig. 107.— a glass of water containing eggs, larvae, easily found in CX- 

 and puDcB of mosquitoes. 1 , i 



^ ^ posed receptacles 



of rain-water, in watering-troughs, and in other sim- 



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