Sept. 29, 1906.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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TAKING IN 
Full of Fight. 
Dodges the Revolver. 
Diving Under the Boat. 
On Back, Showing Under Jaw. 
A HAWAIIAN SHARK. 
Landing. 
Just Eleven Feet. 
Riding without Whip or Spur. 
Looking Down On His Back. 
females being somewhat larger than the males. 
The feelers, or antennas, are about two-thirds 
as long as the body, and the front and hind legs 
somewhat shorter than the antennas. The walk¬ 
ing sticks are entirely destitute of wings. This 
is one of the most remarkable things about 
them; another is the unusual development of the 
thorax, the three divisions of which may be 
easily seen by a lens. The prothorax next the 
head is short and bears the first pair of legs 
near the middle of the under surface. The meso- 
thorax, or middle thorax, is the longest segment 
of the body and bears the second pair of legs 
at its posterior end. The metathorax, or hind 
thorax, is a little shorter than the mesothorax 
and bears the third pair of legs, also near its 
posterior end. Then follows the abdomen with 
its nine short joints—all together just about 
equalling in length the three joints of the thorax. 
The common black crickets also belong to 
this same order. These are among the most 
familiar of summer insects. They are abundant 
everywhere in fields and woods, hiding by day 
under such shelter as they can find. You can 
