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The avocet averages about eighteen inches in length, feeding on worms, aquatic insects, and thin-skinned crustacea.

Avocet

The avocet averages about eighteen inches in length, feeding on worms, aquatic insects, and thin-skinned…

The turnstone is found along coasts. It gets its name from its habit of flipping over small stones, searching for insects or small crustaceans to eat.

Turnstone

The turnstone is found along coasts. It gets its name from its habit of flipping over small stones,…

Feeding mostly on insects, Macqueen's bustard makes its home in the dry sandy plains of Afganistan.

Macqueen's Bustard

Feeding mostly on insects, Macqueen's bustard makes its home in the dry sandy plains of Afganistan.

The common crane of Europe is mostly of a blueish-ash color, feeding on worms, insects, reptiles, mollusca, and sometimes on grain.

Common European crane

The common crane of Europe is mostly of a blueish-ash color, feeding on worms, insects, reptiles, mollusca,…

Found on the elevated plains of Paraguay and Brazil, the cariama is about thirty inches long and feeds on lizards, insects, and molluscous animals.

Cariama

Found on the elevated plains of Paraguay and Brazil, the cariama is about thirty inches long and feeds…

Expert swimmers, grebes hunt fish, frogs, crustaceans, and insects in both salt and fresh water.

Grebes

Expert swimmers, grebes hunt fish, frogs, crustaceans, and insects in both salt and fresh water.

Averaging about twelve inches in length, the arctic puffin feeds chiefly on young fish, crustaceans, and insects.

Arctic Puffin

Averaging about twelve inches in length, the arctic puffin feeds chiefly on young fish, crustaceans,…

Feeding primarily on worms and insects, the spotted tortoise averages three to four inches in length.

Spotted tortoise

Feeding primarily on worms and insects, the spotted tortoise averages three to four inches in length.

Posessing a nearly perfectly hemispherical shell, the American box turtle ranges from Canada to Florida. It feeds on fruits, insects, edible mushrooms, and the like.

American box-tortoise

Posessing a nearly perfectly hemispherical shell, the American box turtle ranges from Canada to Florida.…

Ranging from eighteen to twenty-four inches long, the brown amphisbaena feeds on worms and insects, primarily ants.

Brown amphisbaena

Ranging from eighteen to twenty-four inches long, the brown amphisbaena feeds on worms and insects,…

The common warty-newt of Europe... is six inches long, and is common in large ponds and ditches, where it feeds voraciously on aquatic insects and other small animals, such as tadpoles, newts, etc.". It swims chiefly by its tail" — Goodrich, 1859

Common warty-newt

The common warty-newt of Europe... is six inches long, and is common in large ponds and ditches, where…

"The Land Salamanders, unlike the Tritons, are ovo-viparous, though the young at first inhabit the water and undergo metamorphoses till they arrive at the mature state which fits them for living on land, where they haunt cool and moist places, being not unfrequently found about fallen timber or old walls. Their food primarily consists of insects, worms, and small molluscous animals." — Goodrich, 1859

Salamanders

"The Land Salamanders, unlike the Tritons, are ovo-viparous, though the young at first inhabit the water…

"Two feet long, black above and dusky beneath. It is of an eel-like form, lives in the muddy water of the rice swamps, and feeds on worms and insects." — Goodrich, 1859

Siren lacretina

"Two feet long, black above and dusky beneath. It is of an eel-like form, lives in the muddy water of…

"Four to five inches long; hides in the water among loose stones, feeds on the larvae of water-insects, and the ova and fry of fishes; it is very voracious, and easily caught with a hook baited with red worm." — Goodrich, 1859

River Bullhead

"Four to five inches long; hides in the water among loose stones, feeds on the larvae of water-insects,…

"It feeds upon insects, and is remarkable for its method of procuring them. When it observes a fly, or any other insect on a weed, or hovering over the water, it ejects a little drop through its tubular snout with such presicion as frequently disable the little animal, so that it falls into the water and is devoured." — Goodrich, 1859

Copperband Butterflyfish

"It feeds upon insects, and is remarkable for its method of procuring them. When it observes a fly,…

"Lives in slow-running rivers, is one to two feet long, conceals itself under stones like an eel, and feeds on aquatic insects and young fish. It weighs from one to eight pounds; the flesh is white, soft, and of good flavor; common in Europe." — Goodrich, 1859

Burbot

"Lives in slow-running rivers, is one to two feet long, conceals itself under stones like an eel, and…

"It is twelve to fifteen inches long, frequents rocky ground, feeds on aquatic insects, takes bait, but is not used for food." — Goodrich, 1859

Three-Bearded Rockling

"It is twelve to fifteen inches long, frequents rocky ground, feeds on aquatic insects, takes bait,…

"Is eight to ten inches long, feeds on crustacea, small fish, and marine insects, is often caught with plaice or flounder, but is preferred to either at the table." — Goodrich, 1859

Common Dab

"Is eight to ten inches long, feeds on crustacea, small fish, and marine insects, is often caught with…

"Common in Europe, and is found in streams which flow over gravelly soil. It swims in shoals, feeds on worms, aquatic insects, and their larvae, and mollscuous animals." — Goodrich, 1859

Gudgeon

"Common in Europe, and is found in streams which flow over gravelly soil. It swims in shoals, feeds…

"Frequents deep places in the quiet parts of steams, sheltering itself usually under a bush or tree that may screen it from view. It feeds on worms or insects in their various stages." — Goodrich, 1859

Chub

"Frequents deep places in the quiet parts of steams, sheltering itself usually under a bush or tree…

"Is a very common fish in Europe; it is of brilliant colors, and very tenacious of life; it feeds on worms, molluscuous animals, insects, and some vegetable matters." — Goodrich, 1859

Redeye

"Is a very common fish in Europe; it is of brilliant colors, and very tenacious of life; it feeds on…

"An order of the class Arachinida, includes those insects, as the mites, ticks, itch-insects, etc., which are without a definite line of demarktationbetween the unsegmented abdomen appearing united in one."-Whitney, 1902

Acarida

"An order of the class Arachinida, includes those insects, as the mites, ticks, itch-insects, etc.,…

"A blower, a contrivance for fumigating wheat and other grain, to bleach it and destroy fungi and insects."-Whitney, 1902

Aerator

"A blower, a contrivance for fumigating wheat and other grain, to bleach it and destroy fungi and insects."-Whitney,…

An assortment of the variety of antannae found on insects.

Various Antennae

An assortment of the variety of antannae found on insects.

"The structure of the mouth in insects exhibits very remarkable modifications, and these are of the utmost importance in the classification of these creatures. In some insects the mouth is formed exclusively for biting; in others, as exclusively for suction; while in others again it is fitted for the performance of both these actions; and the form of its constituent parts of course undergoes corresponding changes; but the same organs really exist in all, modified in apearance, indeed, so as sometimes to be scarecely recognizable." — Goodrich, 1859

Mouth and Tongue of a Bee

"The structure of the mouth in insects exhibits very remarkable modifications, and these are of the…

"Long Bodied fossorial aculeate hymenopterous insects, commonly called sand-wasps."-Whitney, 1902

Sand Wasp

"Long Bodied fossorial aculeate hymenopterous insects, commonly called sand-wasps."-Whitney, 1902

"The larvae are very similar to the perfect insects, both in appearance and habits. Many of them feed in carrion; others in rotton wood and other decaying vegetable matter. The number of joins in the tarsi varies greatly, but five is the prevalent number." — Goodrich, 1859

Cocktails

"The larvae are very similar to the perfect insects, both in appearance and habits. Many of them feed…

"Smallish insects, generally of a black color, with the elytra rather shorter than the body, which is usually of a square form." — Goodrich, 1859

Four-Spotted Beetle

"Smallish insects, generally of a black color, with the elytra rather shorter than the body, which is…

"In the common European Cock-Chafer, <em>Melolontha vulgaris</em>, they are of considerable length, especially the male, and fold up like the leaves of a fan. These insects fly well, but heavily, with a loud whirring noise; but they generally grawl slowly." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Cockchafer

"In the common European Cock-Chafer, Melolontha vulgaris, they are of considerable length,…

"These insects are common in the South of Europe, and are especially abundant in Spain, where they are taken in large numbers, and from which source the best are generally obtained." &mdash Goodrich, 1859

Spanish Fly

"These insects are common in the South of Europe, and are especially abundant in Spain, where they are…

"These insects are generally found in dark and dirty places about houses, in cellars, and similar situations." &mdash Goodrich, 1859

Churchyard Beetle

"These insects are generally found in dark and dirty places about houses, in cellars, and similar situations."…

"Even among the small species several of great beauty are to be met with, and few insects can boast of greater beauty than the well-known Diamond-beetle of Brazil, <em>Curculio imperialis</em>". &mdash Goodrich, 1859

Diamond Beetle

"Even among the small species several of great beauty are to be met with, and few insects can boast…

"The insects of this tribe, called <em>Capricorn Beetles</em> and distributed throughout most parts of the world, are generally distinguished by the great length of their entennae, these being usually considerably longer than the body." &mdash Goodrich, 1859

Capricorn Beetle

"The insects of this tribe, called Capricorn Beetles and distributed throughout most parts…

"This tribe, which includes the various kinds of Ants, is composed entirely of insects which live in communities, consisting of three distinct types of individuals, males, females, and neuters." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Ants and Their Structures

"This tribe, which includes the various kinds of Ants, is composed entirely of insects which live in…

"The ichineumons, with long ovipositors, as the European species, <em>Ichneumon manifestator</em>, seek the burrows of the wood-boring insects, whose larva they are enabled to reach by means of this organ. Each species usually infests a particulat species of insect; and, singular as it may appear, many of these parasitic larvae are again preyed upon by others, whose parents are directed by an unerring instinct to the selection of the proper position for the nourishment of their arguement." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Ichneumon

"The ichineumons, with long ovipositors, as the European species, Ichneumon manifestator, seek…

"This term, from the latting <em>gala</em>, the oak-apple, and <em>colo</em>, to inhabit, is applied to a tribe of insects which are almost exclusively vegetable feeders, which includes the well-known Gall-Insect, <em>Cynips gallae tinctoriae</em>. The females of these punture the leaves, buds, and other parts of plants and trees, depositing an egg in the wound, accompanied probably by some irritiating fluid, which causes a diseased growth in the part, and thus produces the excrescences known as <em>galls</em>." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Gall Insects

"This term, from the latting gala, the oak-apple, and colo, to inhabit, is applied…

"Aphis; a genus of small plant-sucking insects, of the family Aphidid&aelig; and order Homoptera."-Whitney, 1902

Geranium Plant Louse

"Aphis; a genus of small plant-sucking insects, of the family Aphididæ and order Homoptera."-Whitney,…

"Aphis; a genus of small plant-sucking insects, of the family Aphidid&aelig; and order Homoptera."-Whitney, 1902

Apple Louse

"Aphis; a genus of small plant-sucking insects, of the family Aphididæ and order Homoptera."-Whitney,…

"This term is derived from the Greek <em>lepis</em>, a scale, and <em>ptera</em>, wings, and refers to the scales on the wings of moths and butterflies, those insects constituting the order." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Lepidoptera

"This term is derived from the Greek lepis, a scale, and ptera, wings, and refers…

"A considerable number of insects belonging to Sphingina have transparents wings. Among them is the humming-bird moth, <em>Sesia pelasgus</em>, often seen at evening in our gardens during the moths of June and July hovering like a humming-bird over the flowers and sucking their nectar with its long tube." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Hummingbird Moth

"A considerable number of insects belonging to Sphingina have transparents wings. Among them is the…

"In these the head is generally of considerable size, and is furnished with a pair of large, compressed eyes, which occupy nearly its whole surface. The legs are well-developed, the tarsi composed of five joints, terminated by a pair of claws; the abdominal rings are distinct." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Flies

"In these the head is generally of considerable size, and is furnished with a pair of large, compressed…

"In the family <em>Culicidae</em>, or Gnats, which include several pre-eminently bloodthirsty species, the proboscis is especially suited for their worm of torment. It is often half the length of the insect, slender, sightly thickened at the tip, and incloses six long, sharp bristles." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Gnats

"In the family Culicidae, or Gnats, which include several pre-eminently bloodthirsty species,…

"These insects are called <em>Day-flies</em> from the shortness of their existence in the perfect state; they are also called <em>May-flies</em>. Both larvae and pupae present a considerable resemblence to the perfect insect; but the entire period of the preparatory stages is passed in the water." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

May Fly

"These insects are called Day-flies from the shortness of their existence in the perfect state;…

"The Phasmina includes some curious insects, one species of which is the Walking-leaf, <em>Phyllium siccifolium</em>, in which the body is flat and thin, and the wings form large, leaf-like organs, covering the whole abdomen, and furnished with regularly reticulated nevures, which give them exactly the appearance of a leaf." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Walking Leaf

"The Phasmina includes some curious insects, one species of which is the Walking-leaf, Phyllium…

"Bee is the common name given to a large family of hymenopterous or membranous-winged insects, of which the most important is the common hive or honey bee (apis mellifica). It belongs to the warmer parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, but is now naturalized in the Western. A hive commonly consists of one mother or queen, from 600 to 800 males or drones, and from 15,000 to 20,000 working bees, formerly termed neuters, but now known to be imperfectly developed females. The humblebees, or bumblebees, of which over 60 species are found in North America, belong to the genus bombus, which is almost world wide in its distribution. "&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Drone Bee

"Bee is the common name given to a large family of hymenopterous or membranous-winged insects, of which…

"Bee is the common name given to a large family of hymenopterous or membranous-winged insects, of which the most important is the common hive or honey bee (apis mellifica). It belongs to the warmer parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, but is now naturalized in the Western. A hive commonly consists of one mother or queen, from 600 to 800 males or drones, and from 15,000 to 20,000 working bees, formerly termed neuters, but now known to be imperfectly developed females. The humblebees, or bumblebees, of which over 60 species are found in North America, belong to the genus bombus, which is almost world wide in its distribution. "&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Queen Bee

"Bee is the common name given to a large family of hymenopterous or membranous-winged insects, of which…

"Bee is the common name given to a large family of hymenopterous or membranous-winged insects, of which the most important is the common hive or honey bee (apis mellifica). It belongs to the warmer parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, but is now naturalized in the Western. A hive commonly consists of one mother or queen, from 600 to 800 males or drones, and from 15,000 to 20,000 working bees, formerly termed neuters, but now known to be imperfectly developed females. The humblebees, or bumblebees, of which over 60 species are found in North America, belong to the genus bombus, which is almost world wide in its distribution. "&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Worker Bee

"Bee is the common name given to a large family of hymenopterous or membranous-winged insects, of which…

"Bee is the common name given to a large family of hymenopterous or membranous-winged insects, of which the most important is the common hive or honey bee (apis mellifica). It belongs to the warmer parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, but is now naturalized in the Western. A hive commonly consists of one mother or queen, from 600 to 800 males or drones, and from 15,000 to 20,000 working bees, formerly termed neuters, but now known to be imperfectly developed females. The humblebees, or bumblebees, of which over 60 species are found in North America, belong to the genus bombus, which is almost world wide in its distribution. "&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Royal Cells

"Bee is the common name given to a large family of hymenopterous or membranous-winged insects, of which…

"To this fish has been ascribed the power of shooting drops of water to the distance of 3 or 4 feet, with sure aim, at insects, causing them to fall into the water, when it seizes and devours them."-Whitney, 1902

Archerfish

"To this fish has been ascribed the power of shooting drops of water to the distance of 3 or 4 feet,…

"A Centipede is a worm having a long slender, depressed body, protected by coriaceous plates, 21 pairs of legs, distinct eyes, 4 on each side, and antenn&aelig; with 17 joints. The name is, however, popularly extended to species of nearly allied genera. Centipedes run nimbly, feed on insects, and pursue them into their lurking-places."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Giant Centipede

"A Centipede is a worm having a long slender, depressed body, protected by coriaceous plates, 21 pairs…

"Crawfish, or Crayfish is a name of various crustaceous animals, the common crawfish being the river lobster. It lurks under stones or in holes in the banks. Its food consists of small mollusks or fishes, the larv&aelig; of insects, and almost any sort of animal matter. Some crawfish by their burrowing habits injure mill-dams and the levees of the Mississippi."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Crawfish

"Crawfish, or Crayfish is a name of various crustaceous animals, the common crawfish being the river…

"The Dragon Fly has a large, broad head, very freely attached to the thorax, and large, convex, prominent eyes, which often meet upon the crown of the head. Some 1,400 species have been described from all parts of the world."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Dragonfly

"The Dragon Fly has a large, broad head, very freely attached to the thorax, and large, convex, prominent…

"Frog Hoppers are ranked under the homopterous sub-order of insects. The name of frog hopper refers partly to the form of their body, partly to their leaping powers, which are great; this power arises from the length of their hind legs. The larva of these insects, which resembles the parent in most respects except in the want of wings, envelops itself in a froth resembling human spittle. All must have often observed ths on plants."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Larval Frog Hopper

"Frog Hoppers are ranked under the homopterous sub-order of insects. The name of frog hopper refers…

"Frog Hoppers are ranked under the homopterous sub-order of insects. The name of frog hopper refers partly to the form of their body, partly to their leaping powers, which are great; this power arises from the length of their hind legs. The larva of these insects, which resembles the parent in most respects except in the want of wings, envelops itself in a froth resembling human spittle. All must have often observed ths on plants."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Frog Hopper on Leaf

"Frog Hoppers are ranked under the homopterous sub-order of insects. The name of frog hopper refers…

"Frog Hoppers are ranked under the homopterous sub-order of insects. The name of frog hopper refers partly to the form of their body, partly to their leaping powers, which are great; this power arises from the length of their hind legs. The larva of these insects, which resembles the parent in most respects except in the want of wings, envelops itself in a froth resembling human spittle. All must have often observed ths on plants."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Adult Frog Hopper

"Frog Hoppers are ranked under the homopterous sub-order of insects. The name of frog hopper refers…

"Hawk Moth is a family of the lepidopterous insects, forming along with the clear winged moths and the burnets and foresters the tribe Spinghinges. They are insects generally of rapid flight, and fly about in the twilight; Some species also during the day. Their caterpillars are sixteen-legged, flat, smooth, often green, with transverse stripes on the sides and nearly always a horn on the back of the second last segment. One of the most remarkable hawk moths is the Death's-head. It sometimes measures nearly 6 inches across the wings."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Hawk Moth

"Hawk Moth is a family of the lepidopterous insects, forming along with the clear winged moths and the…

"Hedgehog is a quadruped distinguished by having the body covered with spines instead of hair. The skin of the back is provided with a great orbicular muscle which enables the animal to roll itself up in the form of a ball. The tail is very short. There are several species&mdash;some authorities enumerate 14. The best known is the common hedgehog. This species has a long nose, the nostrils bordered on each side by a loose flap; the hind feet have five toes; the ears are short, rounded, naked and dusky; the upper part of the face, sides, and rump covered with strong, coarse hair, of a yellowish ash color, the back with sharp strong spines of a whitish tint with a bar of black through their middle. They are usually abot 10 inches long, the tail about one. Their usual residence is in small thickets, and they feed on fallen fruits, roots, and insects; they are also fond of flesh, either raw or roasted. The hedgehog defends himself from the attacks of other animals by rolling himself up, and thus exposing no part of his body that is not furnished with a defense of spines. It may be rendered domestic to a certain degree, and has been employed to destroy cockroaches which it pursues with avidity. In the winter the hedgehog wraps itself in a warm nest, composed of moss, dried hay and leaves, and remains torpid till spring."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Hedgehog

"Hedgehog is a quadruped distinguished by having the body covered with spines instead of hair. The skin…

"Woodpecker is the popular name of the old Linn&aelig;an genus Picus, now greatly divided. Woodpeckers have a slender body, powerful beak, and protrusile tongue, which is sharp, barbed, and pointed, and covered with a glutinous secretion derived from glands in the throat, this coating being renewed every time the tongue is drawn within the bill. The tail is stiff and serves as a support when the birds are clinging to the branches or stems of trees. Woodpeckers are very widely distributed, but abound chiefly in warm climates. They are solitary in habit, and live in the depths of forests. Fruits, seeds, and insects constitute their food, and in pursuit of the latter they exhibit wonderful dexterity, climbing with astonishing quickness on the trunks and branches of trees, and when, by tapping with their bills, a rotten place has been discovered, they dig vigorously in search of the grubs or larv&aelig; beneath the bark."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Green Woodpecker

"Woodpecker is the popular name of the old Linnæan genus Picus, now greatly divided. Woodpeckers…

"Wren is a genus of birds, having a slender, slightly curved, and pointed bill; the wings very short and rounded; the tail short, and carried erect; the legs slender, and rather long. Their plumage is generally dull. They are abundant in the neotropical region, less common in the nearctic, pal&aelig;arctic, and parts of the Oriental regions. They live on or near the ground, seeking for insects and worms among low brushes, and in other similar situations. The common or European wren is found in all parts of Erurope, and in Morocco and Algeria, and in Asia Minor and Northern Persia. The common wren is more abundant in the N. than in the central and S. parts of Europe. It frequents gardens, hedges, and thickets. Its flight is not long sustained; it merely flits from bush to bush, or from one stone to another, with very rapid motion of the wings. It sometimes ascends trees, nearly in the manner of creepers."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Wren

"Wren is a genus of birds, having a slender, slightly curved, and pointed bill; the wings very short…

"Hornet is the largest species of wasp found in America. The thorax is mostly black; the abdomen is yellow, with three brown points. The sting is very painful. The hornet is a very voracious insect, seizing and devouring bees and other insects, or carrying them to its nest to feed its young. The nest is commonly in some sheltered place."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Hornet

"Hornet is the largest species of wasp found in America. The thorax is mostly black; the abdomen is…