46 HOW TO TEACH BEETLES, BUGS, AND LOCUSTS. 
fore legs remarkably developed, like the corre¬ 
sponding limbs of its namesake, the mole. The 
last ring of the abdomen bears a long, slender ovi¬ 
positor, and the ring preceding is armed with two 
slender-pointed organs called abdominal setce. 
Crickets feed on roots, tender shoots, and also on 
larvae and worms. They may always be found 
creeping on the ground among tall weeds and grasses 
and under flat stones which have lain for a long time 
upon the ground. 
The chirp of the cricket is a familiar sound on 
summer evenings in the country and also in old 
houses. Hence the ancient rhyme : 
“ Old Dame Hicket 
Had a wonderful cricket 
That lived in a hole by the fender 
And when he came out, 
He would dance all about 
On his hind legs so tall and so slender.” 
