CHAPTER VII. 
Bugs. 
Although in common parlance beetles are often 
called bugs , they are not true bugs. The true bug 
is as unlike the beetle in appearance as it is unlike 
A b 
Fig. 15. — A y Beetle; B , Bug. 
a bee or a fly. On comparing the figure of a bug 
with any of the preceding figures of beetles, it will 
be seen that there are several points of difference 
between them. 
1. The first pair of wings attract attention. In 
the beetle these are hard and shell-like, unfitted for 
flight, but admirably suited to protect the hind 
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