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wig occasionally ventures out after dark in the 

 same maimer. The approved method of taking ear 

 wigs on the wing is by means of a tarred board, 

 on which they may be caught in small numbers. 

 When the broad transparent wings are expanded, 

 they are really beautiful and striking objects. 



NO, 3.— FEMAi.K p:ar\vi(; with hkr wings fapanded. 



What becomes of the wings, however, when 

 the insect is at rest or crawling ? Well, they are 

 almost invisibly tucked up in a most curious and 

 marvellous way under the horny outer pair, or 

 wing-cases. In beetles, the horny front pair or 

 wing-cases completely cover and hide the hind 



