294 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 
t^hoto by L. H. youttl‘\ iNew Tori 
LONG-HORNED GRASSHOPPER 
l^is insect belongs to the same family as the Tvell-kno^n British species. The 
specimen from ^Mhich this photograph was taken had unfortunately is often 
the casej broken antennce ,* they should be twice as long as the wings 
With theCRiCKETS we commence 
the last three families of the group, 
which are distinguished from the 
others by their power of leaping. 
The hind legs are very long, with 
very thick thighs, and generally a 
double row of strong teeth or spines 
on the shanks. The feet are generally 
three-jointed, and there is usually a 
long ovipositor in the females. There 
are very few true crickets in Eng- 
land, but three of these are very con- 
spicuous species. The first is the 
I\1 OLE-CRICKET, a large light brown 
insect nearly 2 inches long, with 
broad, short front legs rather like 
those of a mole, which it uses in a 
similar way. Though common and 
destructive in fields and gardens, it 
is not often seen ; but if water be 
thrown on the ground overnight, and a 
board laid over it, one or two mole-crickets 
are likely to be found underneath in the 
morning. The HouSE-CRiCKET resembles 
this insect in colour, but is not much more 
than half an inch long, and there is nothing 
remarkable in the structure of its legs. It is 
almost the only noisy insect found in English 
houses, and is very similar to the common 
cockroach in its habits, although free from 
the disagreeable smell which adds to the 
disgust the latter insect often inspires. The 
third species, the Eield-CRICKET, is a 
smooth black insect, larger and stouter than 
the house-cricket. It constructs burrows in 
grassy places, but is not now a very common 
species in England. In the last two species, 
and many others, there is a bare space on 
one of the wing-cases of the male, crossed 
by ribs in a manner varying according to 
the species, w'hich helps to produce the 
loud chirping for which these insects are 
remarkable. 
The Long-horned Gr.\sshoppers, 
which form the next family, are distinguished 
by having four joints to their feet, a long ovi- 
positor in the female, and ver\' long, slender 
antenniE. The commonest species inhabiting 
England, and one of the largest grasshop- 
pers, is the Great Green Grasshopper, 
which is found leaping about among long 
Photi by J. Edwards] \_Coleshornc 
CAPE GRASSHOPPER (FEMALE) 
This insect, nvhich Is remarkable for the infated bladder-like appearanc 
of the male, is an object of superstition among the Boers. 
Colour, bright apple-green •with ivhite stripes 
