- Echidnophaga gallinacea
- Left spiracle of nymph of Argas persicus
- Cordylobia anthropophaga
- Ixodes ricinus; male, ventral aspect
- D.F.W. (German-designed) Biplane
A. Hull, which is steel-built, containing pilot and passenger B. Main-planes—the lower at a dihedral angle C. Uptilted stabilising ailerons, which may be locked in position D. Stabilising fin E. Rudder F. Elevating-plane G. 100-h.p. motor (which is enclosed) and propeller. - 134
- The cattle tick (Boophilus annulatus). (a) Female; (b) male
- Culex sollicitans. Female
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- Some early medical entomology
- Pediculoides ventricosus, female
- A solpugid (Eremobates cinerea)
The Solpugida have long borne a bad reputation and, regarding virulence, have been classed with the scorpions. Among the effects of their bites have been described painful swelling, gangrene, loss of speech, cramps, delirium, unconsciousness and even death. Opposed to the numerous loose accounts of poisoning, there are a number of careful records by physicians and zoölogists which indicate clearly that the effects are local and though they may be severe, they show not the slightest symptom of direct poisoning. - Conorhinus abdominalis
- Demodex folliculorum
- Eggs of Anopheles
- Larva of Anopheles
- Epithelium underlying poison hairs of the larva of the browntail moth (larger scale)
- Head of a spider showing poison gland (c) and its relation to the chelicera (a)
- The Italian tarantula
- Conorhinus sanguisugus
- Notœdres cati, male and female
- The Savage Florida Alligator
While it is not strange that the seal can be easily tamed, we should not look for such a thing in so savage an animal as the alligator, the most feared and hated of the animals found in the waters of our Southern States. Yet even this ferocious reptile can be tamed, as the following story will show. The alligator in question was taken when very young, before its wild nature had shown itself, and was fed and attended to by its master, of whom it became very fond. It grew so tame that it would follow him about the house like a dog, even scrambling up and down stairs after him. But the funny thing about this comical pet was that its chief friend was the cat, and that pussy returned its friendship. When the cat lay drowsing before the fire, the alligator would crawl up, lay its head on her back, and go to sleep in this position. It seemed happy whenever the cat was near, but grew very restless if its furry friend was away. Raw flesh was fed to it and sometimes milk, which it liked very much. At night, in cold weather, it slept in a box, with wool for it to nestle in. But one night there came a sharp frost and the little guest was forgotten. The next morning the native of warm climates was found frozen to death. - Linguatula. (a) larva; (enlarged). (b) adult; (natural size)
- Larva of Simulium
- Chrysomyia macellaria
- Dancing Mania
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- Multiple-engined craft
The fitting of several motors has been shown to be practical; and it has the obvious advantage that, should one fail while in the air, the other or others will maintain a craft in flight. In such a machine as would fly the Atlantic, for example, it is proposed to fit four motors developing 800 h.p., and to carry a couple of mechanics who would constantly be tending them. Thus, should one engine develop trouble, its repair could be effected without descent, and with no worse result than a temporary fall in speed. In the figure is shown a method by which three Gnome motors may be fitted to a biplane. A. First engine (a 50-h.p. Gnome) B. Second engine (which is on the same shaft, but will run independently) C. Third Gnome engine, also an independent unit D. Four-bladed propeller (mounted higher than the crank-shaft bearing the engines, and driven by a chain gearing). - Sting of a honey bee
- Life cycle of the malarial parasite
- Sarcoptes scabiei, female
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- Driving-seat of a touring plane
- Dog flea
- Cross section of the larva of the browntail moth showing the tubercles bearing the poison hairs
- Two common centipedes
- Otiobius (Ornithodoros) megnini, male. (a) dorsal, (b) ventral aspect
- Larva of Fannia scalaris
- Sarcoptes scabiei, male
- Lucilia cæsar
- Dipylidium caninum. Rostrum evaginated and invaginated
- Reduvius (Opsicœtus) personatus
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- The single-seated 'air-car'—a suggested type
A. Enclosed body B. Driver’s position C. Steering wheel D. Foot-controlled throttle lever for engine E.E. The two sustaining-planes F. The motor G. Propeller H. Rudder I. Elevating-plane J. Landing gear. First probably for mails, and after this for passenger-carrying, will aeroplanes of the future be employed; and they will find a scientific use, too, in exploring remote corners of the earth, and in passing above forests which are now impenetrable. Small, fast machines, much cheaper than those of to-day, will be bought also for private use—many of them, as suggested by the figure, having room for only one man within their hulls. Then there will be flying clubs; and to these, after their day’s work, will come a city’s toilers. Through the cheapening of craft, as time goes on, practically all members of the community will experience the joys of flight. Thus, say on a summer’s evening, the doors of the sheds will be pushed aside, and the machines wheeled out and overhauled; then, one by one, these small, fast-moving craft will rise into the air and dart here and there—circling, manœuvring, dipping, and diving. - Sepsis violacea; puparium and adult
Sepsis violacea; puparium and adult - Section through a venom gland of Latrodectus 13-guttatus showing the peritoneal, muscular and epithelial layers
- Harvest mites. (Larvæ of Trombidium)
- Left hand stigmata of the larvæ of muscoidea
- Calliphora erythrocephala
- Poison apparatus of a honey bee
- Hot-Cockles
- The yellow fever mosquito (Aëdes calopus)
- Epithelium underlying poison hairs of the larva of the browntail moth
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- Horse and Tabor 2
- Mandible of Scolopendra cingulata showing venom gland
- A Cock dancing on Stilts to the Music of a Pipe and Tabor
- Sioux Moccasin2
- Launching sea-planes from a ship’s deck
There is a type of aeroplane which will be carried to sea when a fleet sails, stowed in sections within the hull of a transport ship. This machine—a light, high-speed craft—will be assembled upon the deck of its parent ship, and launched into the air by special mechanism, as there is not room for a machine to run upon wheels, and leave the ship’s deck as it might do upon land; the vessel, besides, might be rolling in a high sea. In some cases a platform is built upon the deck, either at the bow or stern, and along this the aircraft moves, so as to gain speed for its planes to lift. In one device, seen in Figure, the machine is mounted upon a light wheeled cradle, and this is placed upon the starting-rail. Then, driven by its propeller, the plane runs forward upon the cradle till it reaches the end of the rail, when it glides into the air, the cradle falling from it and dropping into the sea, from which it is retrieved and drawn back on board the ship. The sea-plane (A.) is seen taking flight, having glided upon its cradle along the platform (B.). The cradle (C.) is just falling away below the aircraft’s hull. - 136