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various beetles, moths, and other insects. At certain seasons 

 there are great swarms of beetles flying at night, often filling 

 the globes of the lanterns with quartfuls of insects. In the 

 summer, also, the large water-bug, called the electric-light 

 bug, comes out of its native swamps and flies around the 

 street lights, falling dazed and sprawling on the pavement. 



Fig. 39. An Old Decaying Stump Harbors Many Insects. 



At such times hundreds of excellent specimens of these large 

 insects may be collected and preserved in bulk for future 

 use. By placing a lantern on the lawn we can attract many 

 night-flying insects. The same happens if we leave a window 

 open in a lighted room at night. Fireflies, of course, reveal 

 themselves by their own lanterns. 



A search through our houses from cellar to attic will result 

 in a catch of insects and related animals somewhat as follows: 

 In the damp cellar we find cellar-bugs, millipedes, centipedes, 



