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ARTICULATES: INSECTS. 



Fig. 328. Mole Cricket. 



LOCUSTS. 



These are grasshopper-like insects which have very 

 long antennae, a long ovipositor, and many of them 



Fig. 329. Katydid. 



produce a grating noise by rubbing their wing-covers 

 together. They are known as Katydids, Leaf-winged 

 Grasshoppers, Sword-bearers, and Meadow Grasshop- 

 pers. None are more interesting than the Katydids, 

 whose curious notes are heard at early twilight or on 

 moonlight evenings, and in cloudy days, throughout 



