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occupies not more than a month. Fireflies, lady bugs, 

 and the borers with tlieir long antennee are also very 

 commonly met with. 



In general, tlie beetles have small heads which give 

 them a wedge shape, well adapted for boring and digging. 





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Potato Beetle. 



The wing covers are very hard and horny, usually cover- 

 ing the entire abdomen and meeting in a straight line in 

 the middle of the body. The antennae are sometimes 

 thread-like, but there is also a great variety of other 

 shapes. The legs are nearly equal in size. The develop- 

 ment is markedly different from that of the locust. From 



