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NATURE STUDY 



The Locust (commonly called Grasshopper). 

 Facts : 



The following may be observed by the children, and 

 must be seen by the teacher, if she is to do intelligent 

 work. 



In color, the locust imitates its surroundings, and this 

 imitation, by making it difficult to discover it, protects 

 it from its enemies, as does also its power of rapid move- 



.' EGG PLACER 



BREATHING HOLE 



Female Locust. 



ment and its thick outside covering. Its head has a wide 

 range of movement, which gives to the insect a wide range 

 of vision, in spite of its motionless eyes. Besides the 

 large compound eye on each side of the head, there are 

 three small eyes in the middle of its forehead. The an- 

 tennae, or feelers, are sense organs. They move freely 

 in any direction, and convey to the brain of the animal 

 information of the outside world, perhaps, by touch or by 

 smell. The mouth parts move from side to side, while 

 in the palps is sometimes held its food. 



