Ants are very fond of a sugary liquid that Plant lice secrete. They will milk the bugs of this liquid.
Numerous species of aphids, or plant lice, are known, and they are among the greatest pests of the gardener…
"They subsist on the sap of the tree; and are sometimes provided with wings, and are sometimes without."
"They subsist on the sap of the tree; and are sometimes provided with wings, and are sometimes without."
"They subsist on the sap of the tree; and are sometimes provided with wings, and are sometimes without."
"They subsist on the sap of the tree; and are sometimes provided with wings, and are sometimes without."
Ectrichodia cruciata is a species of assassin bugs in the Hemiptera order of true bugs.
"It abounds in dirty houses, principally in towns, and in warm countries. It lives in beds, in woodwork,…
"In Florida, Guiana and Brazil is a small insect which a French naturalist calls 'le Petit Diable,"…
The popular and generic name of certain insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, suborder Homopotera,…
"Female Cicada Laying her Eggs in the Groove She has Bored in the Branch of a Tree. While the female…
"From the eggs deposited come small, white grubs, which leave their nest in the wood to bury themselves…
"It produces a deafening and monotonous song. The Greeks, however, seem to have had quite a peculiar…
"This is a membrane in the shape of a kettledrum, not smooth, but, on the contrary, crumpled and full…
"At the end of spring they have developed into pupae. The come out of the earth, and hook themselves…
"The larvae are changed into perfect insects, which take up their abode permanently on the branches…
"It is this little insect which furnishes, when its body has been dried and reduced to powder, a coloring…
"It is this little insect which furnishes, when its body has been dried and reduced to powder, a coloring…
"It breathes, like some other insects, through its tail. It walks badly and slowly on land, but swims…
"It requires twenty-seven to twenty-eight days for this insect to pass to its perfect state."
"The Lantern-fly is found in large numbers in South America. This remarkable insect enjoys a great renown…
"The males make prodigious bounds, sometimes throwing themselves a distance of more than two yards."
Aphrophora quadrangularis is a species of Froghopper, an insect in the order Hemiptera.
"A species of bug which usually ilves upon cabbages. In autumn they may be found upon raspberries, to…
"One of the two principal types [of water bugs] is called the Oval-bodied Water-scorpion, or Water-spider."
"It is a blood-thirsty insect, and one of the most carnivorous. Those which it attacks die very soon…
"By means of its disguise, it can approach little animals which become its prey, such as flies, spiders…
"By means of its disguise, it can approach little animals which become its prey, such as flies, spiders…