IN THE GARDEN. 



changes into that small elongate, brown 

 o'r grey beetle known as the * Click' beetle 

 or * Skip Jack' owing to the fact that 

 when the insect is on its back, it jumps 

 up into the air to get over on to its legs 

 again. This movement is necessary 

 owing to the beetle having been pro- 

 vided by nature with extremely short 

 legs which will not reach the ground 

 when the insect is on its back. The 

 beetle is thus quite unable to get into 

 its normal position again in the manner 

 usually adopted by insects of giving a 

 heave or shove off on one side so as to 

 right the ship. 



To enable our click beetle to resume 

 its normal position, nature has provided 

 him on the underside with a little socket 

 at the top of the body into which fits a 

 little spiny projection from the thorax 

 or head portion. When on its back the 

 insect pushes up its chest so that it rests 

 on the end of its head and tip of its body ; 

 this position releases the spine from 

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