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GRASSHOPPER'S COUSINS

may be known from all others by a broken or vibratory sound. There is little music in them, but the player has enough conceit to make up for this lack. Two vigorous

Flc. 3 6. The comrnon black cricket, Gryllus assimilis A, a rnale with wings raised in the attitude of singing. B, a female with long - ovipositor. C, young crickets recently hatched (enlarged about 2? rimes). D, a female inserting her ovipositor in the ground. E, a female with ovipositor buried full length in the ground

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INSECTS