British Butterflies, Moths and Beetles (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from British Butterflies, Moths and Beetles Entomology, or Science of Insects, concerns a great number of living creatures, some of which we see around us every day of our lives. They are far more numerous than any other group of animals, for about 12,000 different kinds are known to inhabit England, although the smaller and less attractive groups are very insufficiently known at present; and at least twenty times this number are known to be found in other parts of the world. But in order to obtain a general knowledge of British insects, it is by no means necessary to make yourself acquainted with every one of these 12,000 species; for they have been divided into sections, so that each individual species can be identified and its resemblances to those most like itself perceived, and its differences pointed out. When you have acquired a general idea of the various sections of insects, you can then select the group which you like best, and confine your attention to it; but most people, when they begin to collect insects, collect everything which comes in their way, until they have formed this special preference. Naturalists have begun by dividing the various objects which we see around us into the Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral Kingdoms. The Animal Kingdom is again divided into several large sections called Sub-Kingdoms, to one of which, called variously Arthropoda, Annulosa, or Articulata, insects belong. The Arthropoda have no internal framework of bones, like vertebrate animals, but their bodies and limbs are formed of a number of jointed pieces, of a bony or horny consistence, to which the muscles are attached on the inside. This outer covering forms what is called their external skeleton, and its strength and solidity is such that their activity and bodily powers are frequently far greater in proportion to their size than in any vertebrate animal. The Arthropoda are again divided into four principal classes: Crustacea, including Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimps, Wood-lice, etc.; Myriopoda, or Centipedes; Arachnida, or Spiders, Ticks, and Mites; and Insecta, or Insects. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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