INSECT INTRUDERS. 



" There ! Now he is on the floor and I 



know he is going to crawl up " (the 



owner of the voice being by now safely 

 perched on the music stool with 

 skirts close gathered round her, 

 after the fashion dear to our Aryan 

 Brother). 



There is no help for it ! One 

 has to get up, carefully capture 

 the intruder by the wings on his 

 back (no other parts will do, 

 as they all come off) and carry him 

 outside. Whilst up one makes up one's 

 mind to do the thing thoroughly and 

 a peregrination of the room brings to 

 light many other intruders : Scavenger 

 and Cockchafer beetles slowly crawling 

 up the walls, humming blunderingly in 

 corners, or in various positions of discom- 

 fort on their backs vainly endeavouring 

 to get right side up. These are common 

 invaders of our peacefulness, during the 

 rains more especially, but there are many 

 species which appear at all seasons and 

 16 



