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phosis is incomplete. The eggs are laid in the ground, and 

 they grow directly into young grasshoppers. Crickets 

 also belong to this order. The members of it all have 

 strong jumping legs. 



FIG. 106. Metamorphosis of the insect. 



Then the bugs. It is common to call all insects that 

 are not well known "bugs." But, properly used, this 

 is a scientific term that names just one order of insects, 

 the Eemiptera. This word means half-wings, and refers 

 to the fact that in many bugs the wings are very small. 

 Some of them have no wings at all. Most of them have 

 flat bodies that permit them to live in cracks and crevices. 

 In September you are quite sure to find a good many bugs 



