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particular, are held sacred by the natives of the 

 country they inhabit. From the singular inaiaier in 

 which it raises tlie upper part of the body arid fore 

 legs, it is supposed to point out the way t > trcuellers 

 that have lost their road. Many of the Mi'utis so 

 strongly resemble leaves, that at first sight they 

 can scarcely be known. 



Great Locust (Gryllus Giganteus), 



African Locust (Gryllus Capensis). 



Elephant Locust Gryllus Elephas). 



Of all insects which are capable of adding to the 

 calamities of mankind, by devouring the products 

 of the earth, Locusts seem to possess the most formi- 

 dable powers of destruction. Legions of these vora- 

 cious creatures are from time to time produced in the 

 "various parts of Africa, and the eastern wo?-id, 

 where the havock they commit is almost incredible, 

 changing in a few hours the most fertile plains into 

 an appearance of a desart ; nay, even when dead, 

 they are terrible, since the putrefaction which arises 

 from their inconceiveable numbers is such, that it 

 has been regarded as one of the principal causes of a 

 pestilence. The largest species of these insects are 

 used as an article of food, and in many markets of 

 the Levant they are publicly sold. The female is 

 regarded as a very nutritious sustenance, and is much 

 sought after. 



Great Lanthorn Fly (Fulgora Lanternaria). 



This highly curious insect is a native of South 

 America ; from the large, hollow, transparent pro- 

 jection in front of the head it emits a sufficient light 

 for persons to read by ; and travellers are said to be 

 directed on their journey by night, by fixing one or 

 two of them on a stick. 



