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ARTHRUPUDS : INSECTS. 



Pine Weevil, in the larva state, lives in the trunk of 

 the pine, in \\hich it cuts passages in various direc- 

 tions. The Long-snouted Nut Wecxil, in the larva 

 state, lives in nuts. The Plum Weevil, when shaken 

 from the tree, looks like a dried bud. This weevil 

 makes a crescent-shaped wound on the surface of the 

 plum, in which it lays an egg; from the egg there 

 hatches a whitish grub, which burrows into the plum, 

 even to the stone. The Rice Weevil feeds upon rice, 

 wheat, and Indian corn. It is about one tenth of an 

 mch long, with two red spots on each ^ving-cover. 



Long-horned, or Capricorn, Beetles. 



These Beetles have very long and generally curved 

 antennae. When caught they make a squeaking sound. 



Fig. 309. — Painted Fig. 310. — Larva of 

 Clytus. Apple Borer. 



311. —Apple 

 Borer. 



by rubbing together the joints of the thorax and hind 

 body. In the larva state they live in the trunks of 

 trees and in timber, and are called borers. As they eat 

 their way into the timber they fill the passages behind 

 them with their cuttings. Some, however, as the 

 Apple Borer, keep the ends of their burrows open, out 

 of \\'hich the)' cast their chips. They remain in the 

 lar\'a state from one to three \'cars. 



