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THE GRASSHOPPER 



whichever you can reach most easily, will supply you 

 with a collection of insects, if you look carefully. 



All insects will be found doing something. Some will 

 be flying from flower to flower, and you can watch to see 

 what they are doing; others will be busy on the leaves or 

 the stems, and a few minutes of observation will show you 

 whether they are friends or foes of the plant upon which 

 you find them. The most interesting way to study in- 

 sects is to watch them in their home life, but when this 

 cannot be done, they can be well studied in the laboratory. 

 Even in a large city a surprisingly large number of kinds 

 of insects can be collected by a class and brought alive 

 to the laboratory. 



2. The Grasshopper. — The study of animals begins in 

 this book with the grasshopper. When during the late 

 summer we walk into the fields or along paths lined with 

 grass, we are often surprised at the number of grasshop- 

 pers which jump away as we approach. They are of va- 

 rious sizes and kinds. Some are small and without wings, 

 while others have small but well-formed wings. The 

 difference in the wings and in the shape of the body tells 

 us that there are various kinds of grasshoppers. 



FIELD STUDY 



To study living insects. Collect insects such as grasshoppers, crickets, 

 beetles, bees, wasps, flies, moths, butterflies, etc. Place some under 

 tumblers and complete your report as follows : 



