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Mosquitoes are knowji as fvg_o or fugo'e- (fuyo, mosquito; "e*, 

 diminutive), (^f. Taos qwitolaaftd; Isleta tanhincue; Piro (Bartlett's 

 vocabulary) ' ' quen-lo-a-tu-ya-e" ; J emez PdhdFwij a. 



The inch-loiif? ill-smellino; black beetle of the Tewa country is 

 called p'egajm-sqyde'^ {p ega, to stink acridly; pw, base, buttocks, 

 anus; say, ?; de'^, ). 



Po'icrwe (po', squash, pumpkin ; to*, dry ?; we, — ?) are the same 



Sispo'p'e', 'squash lice' (po', squash, pumpkin; p'e', head louse). The 

 names refer to a kind of brown jumping bug seen on squash and 

 pumpkui vines. 



Worms of the most diverse kinds — maggots, larvae, caterpillars, and 

 almost any worm-like animals — are called puh^' . A hairy, fuzzy cater- 

 pillar is spoken of as putse,' p'o'i'% 'hairy worm' (pu^se-, worm; p'o, 

 hairy, hair) . The larvae seen so plenteously at times on willow leaves 

 are called jq'7jpub^\ 'willow worms' (jq'y, willow; pub^' , worm). 

 Sa'puise', 'manure worms' (sa', manure; puhse', worm) are the 

 larvae seen in manure; tape-worms, pin-worms, and other worms 

 infesting the intestines are also called thus. 



Angle-worms have a special name: Tiq'ysv (,nq,'y, earth; si', unex- 

 plained). 



Crustaceans, Myriapods, and Arachnids 



Tse'Jcq', 'spruce brownness' {fse', Douglas spruce; kcV, buff -brown 

 color, said to be so called because they are hairy like spruce trees, 

 and brown) is applied to any kind of centipede, millipede, or myria- 

 pod. Many kinds are common. It is said that one bitten by a 

 tse'lca' will live as many years as the animal has legs, which is usually 

 a considerable number. The legs are called Vo', 'arms,' as are also 

 the legs of a spider. 



Scorpions are very scarce. In the summer of 1911 Mr. K. A. 

 Fleischer found one about half an inch long in the Rito de los Frijoles 

 Canyon. The Tewa who have been asked do not know the name of 

 this animal. 



Any kind of spider is called ^q/wc§,\ The second syllable of the 

 word sounds just like ws&' , 'tooth,' and gives the name an ugly sound 

 to Tewa ears. A spider web is called ^ q,' ws^' p" e' , 'spider trap' {'q/wx', 

 spider; p'e', trap, .snare). Tarantulas also are called 'q.'wse', but the 

 propernsiinei'ri ke'iu'puje, 'bear back deerskin' (Ice', bear, any species; 

 iw, back, spinal column; puje, dressed skin of deer, elk, etc.). They 

 are quite common. Their holes are called p'o', 'hole.' An old Indian 

 who is usually very correct in his identifications called a green dip- 

 terous insect taken from a Populus angustifolia tree 'qws^' tsq'ywse'^i'^, 

 'blue or green spider' {'q.'w^', spider; tsq'yw^', blue, green). 



