Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-10
NEsT- BUILDING FISH.
..--er. Of the sea and It's Curious Flnny
Creatures.

~EEEAEE1s SAYS LlE T IE1c.
-- seen a curious, dark-cOIOred,
-ffrr- auaI isb imprisoned with a mass
-f-.4-vae in a flask Of alcohol. The sea-
rE covered with white, oval
dots ana the label on the bottle reads
l.e ls. "What do you make OF it?''
manfred the writer Of a friend, who was
ais. going the rounds and who was some
rn- il "a naturalist. sit isn't very at
trc-r q look at, was the reply, ''but it
srr. u the most interesting Of the nest
.-Lil- fishes"
is sh build nests" said a listener.
"a eat many do" was tee reply: Gin
.---. the fishes are the birds Of the sea
Tefl-- time / ever saw this fish alive"
rr-uUeL the naturalist, II was on a
schooner bound from Nassau to Key
Va,.. and one day, there being no wind
-.T..r eg'u.' as the skipper called i'll
had -.. BOAT lowered and went over 10 a
ar- ta-.l VI gulf-weed that was floating
ra5r.- land. 10 was the curious sargas-
sum s- goes to make up the sO-called
S8--e--. -el-lud was the abiding place
NJ -.rr..I- ut curious animals. l soon
lad = f.. Collection of crabs and mol
I--t- aU of which were wonderfully
marked with the exact hue and tints of
ta surrounding Weed-a provision Of
-a,r- called mimicry. / was leaning
over the stern of the boat, with my eyes
vffr foot Of the surface, when l OBJ
served "a Slight movement on the part Of
Mat supposed TO be a piece Of weed,
anil f..r,ll. there was a crab beneath,
Trara- mr hand beneath it, and, to my
-s.r.-.u.u-. I lifted out an dHteHHdTiuS,
af- sam. fellow. or one OF his tribe, that
i-Ha+.r- --. so remarkable was its pro-
ia.-r. -.-.mhiduCe that / had not OBJ
served 3. although 1t was within two feet
Il mo. zr .lct, il seemed covered with
-r..a.rs.ls VI the surrounding weed, the
tr-..- yellow. olive and brown being
a.-lr-.r copied hy the artist of nature.
TIE gEsroF THE AUTENNARIAs.
sAs -.- see tn this specimen, the head,
F-. t.. ..-ar OF d0rsal surface, were all
---na.t-l with dangling barbels of
as. tia. were exact i'm their imitation Of
-a,.r-a--um Thinking there might be
smother rear at hand, thrust my hand
-t. t-- IS cd. and iu moment olsen
.5 u the rest of the weed round
uqa.-- TIE size of "A baseball. I took
ra.Hss-. ANA found that it was the nest
q tla fish. Ii was made up Of bits Of
Vsl. and round about with strings Of
d -.-.E--aa secretion, evidently from the
eAa anu ala INEL LlE lE4NE6
and I'D the interior were fastened the oval
Wait. e-- 0f the builder. 1 afterwards
found many more that ranged in size
tom u ordinary ball to a football, but
Ties we're al made i'm the same way, and
lat-l was, as a rule, lying upon its side
ODD TOD III the nest or not far away. The
r1r- when first Matched find shelter in
na interior Of the nest, and do not leave
Is until they are well able 20 care for
themselves.
~Na--aailding fishes are by no means
rare. Our common stickleback is q we'll
known example. / have a pair now in
DIV aquarium that are making a nest
1u Is aa male is, as the female has
nothing l1 with the domestic arrange
uaU-- When the breeding season comes
u the male assumes a uuptial garb, IS
highly c-.rsd with pink and red tints,
and Is ST. ier0eilus that few fish escape
from i-- attacks. The rest is placed either
Utle .at-lu or suspended from some rope
o. tvi that hangs overheard, and, hav-
ing selected tine location, the little house
keeper Gins ID collect sticks and tWigs
CVar..u- 5iuJs, after trying them to see
ELeT VIII float or sink. These are ar
ranges. upon the bottom in a regular row,
and often held in place by stones or peb-
1.es. the foundation completed. the sides
l-- erected. and finally the top is laid on
o. same uetl0jical manner.
"-.l .le nest is placed together in
l--s TaE. the male swings round about il,
I----.a- IFS abdomen 20 the sides. Ii YOU
we've -=ar enough you would find that il
vas Wl.L- the nest round about with a
-- secretion that it took from q
I.-e .l DIE abdomen. Just as is the case
G--s ilS, this holds the nest in
s-ll5 N.w the spindle-shaped builder
a -lrfrE nf rrrEnal frrH rFV
vita H. intention of tearing it down
again. This is repeated again and again,
UNI. --e SD fairly breaks through the
az. aE. .l.as tunnel through the cen.
.-. i-- IS the finishing touch, and the
.--4- j. now hunted up and driven into
~ ol.-- where she deposits her eggs
l-s OYER the male drives her out and
H.ss bis place over them, tanning them
WIN -i- nus and guarding them against
s---- . an kinds. This watchful care
u BEL, %. utll they are Matched and the
!e-L- can he care Ofthemselyes.
ANE>I OF GLOWING BUBBLES.
-yls .t the most remarkable nests is
.-'N y -le Paradise fish of Eastern
waters. These are beautiful fishes, deco
-l-s- ".-- lHts Of many hUes, and actU-
az. .e~-a. ling birds Of Paradise. When
- Hiding time comes around, the
III -...t.-es the surface. takes a bub-
a, carries it below the surface.
--- --.- releases 10 iuCl0sed in a covering
50 that It rises 10 the surface
- Ike sO3p-hubble. Another
Do, ana soon a raft Of them is
~. .-> lli an inch in height and
s----- raj inches beneath the sur
--, Jir-hubbie RAFT catches the
sun during the day, cleaning
r---.. 200 uues, and at night is bril-
49, luminous; I'm fact, "a Yeritable fairy
--.l THIS The eggs OF the mother-fish
81 --..--.- and So float about until they
When the young feed at first
portions Of their nest, moving
H - "-eH % falls apart, leaving
--- mercy OF whatever enemY
HE. These examples com
il-- --- nests Cf some Of the grebes
IA --ltng nests, "a the birds
ss1 tlem from the limbs. The
lr-- erect nests on the bottom, how
i-.- --e majority. one Of the most
-..- IS Jlal 90 the gOuramv. Of the
af-- "s-l9 oi Asia. II IS considered
goo lsl. and immense Sums have
v4.- --l III introducing it to other
$3.50 f. 1itains q length of 6 feet INIT
size is about ~ feet.
rs- ~ --tJlE- season Tie male com
t.-s ..--t- plants, much after the
rz- the stickleback. and carries
m nae spot where it weaves them
r,r- - ....l pail, leaving a rude opening
- Interior for the reception OF the
al me Young come out in good time.
rsi. -.- . long time protected by the
s.r-7--..- ~. .-LoWs them up when they
a.I. 90 leave the nest. drawing them
M =. !. -.--h and ejecting them again
t.z------ -eiaestead. Finally, however,
sri .---" the patience Of the father,
-- nest IS soon deserted ana torn
.,r NEST LIKE A GULL's.
e--c Z. t4e fishes build nests like the
81. lo-l1ws in the sand or peb.
Ines -.- Iest-Juilder is the t0adfsb.
All Us young in a little hollow
-z-s....-s over them carefully until
er-. Long afterward the Young
l rocks about the parent by
.1r st-l. 1l deposits its eggs in a shall.
Gus 5-s-5n, as does the trout and yari
lln-s.- .eis q the family. The curious
c17s. - That is common OF our Eastern
s-te's a rude nest for its eggs and