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Economic Entomology Volume 24; Pamphlets downloadPDF, EPUB, MOBI

Economic Entomology Volume 24; Pamphlets downloadPDF, EPUB, MOBI

Economic Entomology Volume 24; Pamphlets.cBooks Group
Economic Entomology Volume 24; Pamphlets
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Author: Books Group
Number of Pages: 328 pages
Published Date: 01 Mar 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781130424133
File Name: Economic.Entomology.Volume.24;.Pamphlets.pdf
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...found by hi rn to be rich in hydrochloric acid and to contain a small amount of phosphoric acid. That the digestive process is ordinarily a continuous one is shown by the fact that in a majority of the stomachs examined the food at the pylorus was finely ground and nearly digested, while that near the cardiac orifice was intact and, to all appearances, but recently swallowed. The quantity of food that can be accommodated in the stomach of the toad is remarkable. As stated on previous pages, the remains of seventy-seven myriapods were found in a single stomach, fifty-five army worms in another, sixty-five gypsy moth caterpillars in a third, and thirty-seven tent caterpillars in a fourth. In these cases, however, but one kind of food was present and the toads were above the usual size. On one occasion Mr. J. E. Wilcox. a former employee of the Gypsy Moth Committee, fed to a toad of medium size twentyfour fourth-molt gypsy moth larvae, all of which were swallowed in less than ten minutes. Mr. F. H. Mosher once fed a toad upon a quantity of full-grown celery worms (Papilio oxter fan) and in three hours' time the animal had consumed between thirty and thirty-five. In this case the toad rested at intervals of about twenty minutes-each between the times of feeding. In looking over my notes on the stomach examinations, I find a record of a toad killed at 9: OOp. M., May 11, 1896, whose stomach-contents represent a fair average of the whole number of stomachs examined, both for variety and quantity of food elements. In the stomach contents were recognized: --9 ants (Campotiotim penmn/lvatiicii). fi cutworms. 5 myriapods (Julus sp?). 6 sow bugs (Porr.fllio sp?). 1 weevil (Hylobiun pales). 1 carabid beetle (Pterosttchux sp?). As previously stated, in twenty-four hours ..

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