IN CAMP. 



grass jungles, and elsewhere in the plains 

 of 'India. But the insects are perhaps 

 mostly addicted to forest and to the foot 

 hills and neighbouring mountains. 



Only the male cicada sings. His 

 spouse is dumb ! This blissful domestic 

 fact was known even to the ancients of 

 old, for a Greek poet wrote 



Happy the Cicadas' lives 



For they all have voiceless Wives ! ! 



Have you ever heard anything on the 

 subject of the life history of these queer 

 insects ? It is as peculiar as is their 

 appearance. 



The whole of the young or wingless 

 stage is passed in the earth, the insect 

 having the appearance shown here. 

 The grub probably feeds at this period 

 on the roots of trees, but we know little 

 about our Indian species. 



I have noted, however, that the young 

 of the common cicada of the Terai Sal 

 forests live in the soil and feed upon 

 the roots of this tree. 

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