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as soon as hatched the larvas begin to feed upon the 

 surrounding covering. These beetles are quite large 

 and have strong wings which are black. The wing 

 covers of bugs are hard while the wings proper are soft 

 and net like: there are usually two pair of them. The 

 Spring Beetle is very curious. There are two species 

 one considerably larger than the other. The small one 

 is quite common and may be easily recognized from 

 the habit it has of springing or jumping up into the 

 air when touched. Its back is wonderfully adapted to 

 this purpose, having a strong joint or hinge, which 

 when worked throws the bug some distance. Its body 

 is long and narrow, of a dull brown color, legs very 

 small. The large species is somewhat rare, and 

 from an inch to an inch and a half long. The body is 

 quite hard; color, black, thickly spotted with white. 

 On the head are two large eye-like spots, black, with a 

 white ring around them. The true eyes are very small, 

 and are situated low in the front of the head. This 

 beetle has the jumping powers much more strongly 

 developed than its smaller relative, being able to spring 

 three feet from the ground. The legs are long and 

 rough, the joints being prickly. 



The pinching bugs are large and strong, particularly 

 their jaws and arms, which when tampered with, are 

 usually put to use, much to the discomfort and surprise 

 of the meddler. They are sometimes found in great 

 numbers about rubbish and carrion. 



The carrion beetle is very large and as its name indi- 

 cates, feeds upon dead and decaying substances. They 

 are not often seen unless something of this kind is 

 near. Their wings and bodies are usually black. 



