INSECT INTRUDERS. 



may be of some slight interest to his 

 sadly coloured hornless inamorata ! Who 

 can say? 



Our tour of inspection will not end 

 with the ejection of the grasshopper and 

 scavenger beetles. Moths in various 

 stages of dilapidation or disintegration, 

 according to the proximity they have 

 succeeded in attaining to the top or sides 

 of the lamp chimneys, will come to light, 

 with many other self-immolated creatures. 

 A noisy Cricket may be found chirruping 

 in a corner. He is essentially an insect 

 of the garden and field, and we shall 

 have some remarks to make upon his 

 exploits in our garden chapter. 



Another intruder of queer appearance 

 often visits our homes of an evening and 

 lie comes with a definite purpose in view. 

 Everyone knows those most curious of 

 all forms of insect life the so-called Pray- 

 ing Insect or Mantis. Almost ironical is 

 the name of Praying Insect attached to the 

 Mantis. True, he earns it from his curious 

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