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OBSERVATIONS ON TEXAS INSECT AND
ANIMAL LIFE IN GENERAL
With Reference to the Objects Seen on the
Miniature Views Herein in Particular
Formerly the quaint and his
instance, the first upper object
toric old Spanish-Mexican town of representing the headparts 'with
San Antonio, now the Metropolis poison fangs of a very young Texas
and pride of Southwest Texas, centepede which was, when alive,
due to its semi-tropical climate hardly two inches in length, and
and luxuriant vegetation and soil, which shows how boldly, even at
in its frontier days harbored a large this remote age of its existence;
number of dangerous insects, which the poison fangs are already denowadays
are nearly extinct; but veloped, as also the feelers and manthe
scorpion and centipede, and dibles, and is readily seen on the
a few others of its kind, are original and highly magnified photoyet
occasionally met with along the micrograph of this same insect.
river bottoms, under old bark of In the third lower row, a centepede
trees, under large, flat stones, is depicted, which was about six
and among accumulated debris inches in length, and captured in
after a flood. Though dangerous, a stable by a friend, (Edw. Heusthey
are not as fatal in their venom
inger, Esq., Secretary of the San
inoculation, as for instance, some Antonio Scientific Society.)
variety of scorpions and centepedes During an outing in the hills
of tropical Mexico; however, their of Helotes, north of San Antonio,
repugnant appearance is' enough the writer once came across one
for us to let them, as many other of the attractive and globular
poisonous insects, severely alone. Cereus Cacti in full bloom. It
Being a great friend of outdoor was one large conglomerated bunlife,
whenever opportunity allowed dle of about ten or twelve cactus,
it I had lots of practical experience one ingrown close to the other,
in my younger years to study all so as to form a perfect rounded
kinds of Texas insects and animals mound, the size of a large bucket;
during hunting and outing tours; and, for reason of its attractive
and after, or during such trips blossoms of golden-yellow color we
also prepared a nice photo collec
were induced to dig the entire contion
of various of the Texas fauna glomeration' out for transplantaof
Southwest Texas. A small part tion at home. First we tried this
of this collection is represented in with a piece of mesquite wood, and,
the miniature photo submitted after coming down to the roots of
herewith, on page 6, the original ob
the cactus, I put my right hand
jects being prepared on 4x5 plates, under the loosened plant in order
while the entire original framed col
to give it the final lift. As quick
lection is 26 by 33 inches in size. as lightning, however, I withdrew
It would be going too far, enume
my hand, for I received a fearful
rating in detail all the objects of and excruciating sting in my index
this miniature photo collection; finger, from a large female scorpion,
some of them, however, undoubt
which had prepared its breeding
edly will interest the readers, for nest in a furrow leading toward the
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Menger, Rudolph. Texas Nature Observations and Reminiscences, book, 1913; San Antonio, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14396/m1/5/?q=menger%2F: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.