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LITTLE FOLKS 
THE DEVILS COACH HORSE. 
That's a very curious name for a little fellow not more than an 
inch long, but it is the name given to those four curious creatures 
you see in the picture, who seem to be having a sociable visit 
together. . 1 
Mr. Wood says this is the ugliest insect in England. Its color 
is black, its eyes have a particularly ugly expression, and it has a 
fashion of holding its tail up as though it would like to sting, like a 
scorpion. But worse than all, is a horrible odor that comes from it, 
and which— added to its ugly look— makes people very willing to 
keep out of its way. Indeed, its scientific name, Olens, means a 
bad smelling object, though some writers have given it another 
name, meaning mournful, on account of its black dress. 
