166 NATURALIST'S CABINET. 



Descriptions. 



It is asserted by Sir George Staunton, that 

 such was the horror excited in the minds of some 

 of Lord Macartney's train by the sight of these 

 creatures in China, that many thought them 

 alone a sufficient objection to the country. 



TICKS. 



THE mouths of these troublesome insects is 

 not furnished with proboscis, but the sucker has 

 a two-valved cylindrical sheath. They have two 

 compressed feelers as long as the sucker; two 

 eyes, one on each side of the head, and eight 

 legs. 



Ticks live chiefly on other animals; some of 

 them, however, inhabit the water, and others 

 subsist on various vegetable substances. They 

 are to be found every where, and in immense 

 numbers. The larvae and chrysalids have each 

 six feet. 



CHEESE-MITES. 



THESE minute creatures appear to the nakeel 

 eye little more than moving particles of dust; 

 but when magnified by the microscope they are 

 found to be perfect animals, performing all the 

 regular functions. The head is small in propor- 

 tion to the rest of the body. Their legs are fur- 



