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THE STUDY OF INSECTS . 
in the paving, or jump across our paths when we walk in 
the fields. They are com¬ 
mon everywhere; some spe¬ 
cies even live in our houses. 
They usually feed upon plants, 
but are sometimes predaceous. 
Fig. xzs.-Gryitusabbreviate. The eggs are laid in the au¬ 
tumn, usually in the ground, and are hatched in the follow¬ 
ing summer. The greater number of the old crickets die on 
the approach of winter; a few, however, survive the cold 
season. Figure 135 represents the female of a species com¬ 
mon in the East. In this species the wings are shorter than 
usual. 
III. The Tree Crickets .—The common name of this 
group was suggested by the fact that these 
crickets are very apt to inhabit trees; but 
they occur also on shrubs, or even on high 
herbs and tall grass. The most abundant 
species in the East is the Snowy Tree- 
cricket, CEcanthus niveus (GE-can'thus niv'e- 
us). This is a delicate, whitish-green insect, 
that lives upon shrubs or plants. The 
female often does serious damage by laying 
her eggs in raspberry canes, causing them to 
die above the puncture. Canes thus in¬ 
jured should be cut and burned in the 
early spring before the eggs are hatched. Figure 136 shows 
the male, his closely folded wings showing beneath his 
delicate transparent wing-covers. The female has her wing? 
covers wrapped closely around her body, making her look 
much narrower than the male. 
