BODY REGIONS 
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the mouth is a pair of mandibles for cutting food and a 
pair of maxillae with palps for carrying the food. The hypo- 
pharynx, a sort of tongue, is useful in handling the food. 
The Thorax. — This is the second body region and it is 
composed of three parts. The pro thorax, separate from the 
rest of the thorax, is provided with the first pair of legs. The 
HIND-WING 
Figure 10. — Fore- and Hind-Wings of the Grasshopper. 
How does the grasshopper use each wing ? What becomes of the hind¬ 
wing when the grasshopper is not flying ? 
mesothorax, provided with a second pair of legs and the first 
pair of wings, is not clearly separated from the third part 
of the thorax, the metathorax. This supports the jumping 
legs and the second pair of wings (the flying wings), which 
of all these appendages are the most used, and the most 
serviceable. 
The Abdomen. — This third body region is clearly divided 
into ten segments. The first segment, a partial one, con- 
