The sun., 1892-05-22
saw pair Of these interesting birds do once

saw pair Of these interesting birds do once
was boy. and 1t was green-apple time. Con-
sSotSer boy Wi With We saw y as
sclinging to the trunk Of an apple treo. eagerly
Ss II ssa sSap for b a nsI
al oree at the s
ot the head and drove It's Jiil clear to the base
into the tree. and there, the sapsucker hung.
when the fatal throw was made. but almost in.
stantly two others came fitting from somc-
as asrs e end Rs m ba On @ ns Rss E IL G S
They twittered and bustlod about in great agi-
tad tation for a minute or two. and then ,began,
!ss f Ss$ia s s f5S% tho
whore they scratched with their, feet q hole in
s tSsy had a%SSnf Saf fhsy o da S9 5 @ e
hoIpeed two @ or three times times around the grave
resolved on the SPOT that We would never i'm,
way again. and we never did. -,
1T would 20 hard with the harmless and do
h % G he b Sr s ss S
alnaHry am talent it i Ias in tie Say 81 taking on
spider is especially fond of this lizard, but i is
seldom that The he eyer get, more tnan its tail to
e ss m ssht Of tSs haSoss n
End oifs GHss as tho s5d Is the
i BY tho tail '"' The h'afIsd lizard ewes s'vss
tail OF. and escapes Although That 'S thing is IS
occurring to the tatantua constantly. itisa
sta stsnd e Stock 2na st With tGS tail In Ss
mouth. and gaze nltrr the fleeing reptile with
No lll mi hal lruV h,c
Disappeared. Then tie big spider Will place
the the tail on theEronnd examine it from end to
tion, the detached lizard took. and then mako
the best Of his disappointment by eating the
Rg is tsnt . ,Rs srd sr to 81 rS e%
tail at once. anl in the course OF two or threo
days comes ont as good as new.
eggs in the forenoon! No one has ever told mo
why. and don't know. but sho always does.
nest she digs in the sand or dirt land and she sI
sometimes digs two or three before she gets
water and come buck tho n"xt forenoon reno N ani .i
sapers,.;5a that @ "urnt to ' be investigat.a 1 M
Think Of an insignificant insect with mater
dreaded but harmless earwig is such n ono
and the only insect known that lays its eggs.
ats ats on them. and hatchcs them ont itself.
attends them Just NJ tho hen does her chicks.
watching owe; them. gathering them together
under her body. and calling them in SONS wny
II danger Is near. The earwig presents the
almost incredible fact OF unmistakcable affec-
tion between nn insect and its oilsp pring. some
thing unique in that order Of animal life.
know nothing in nature more cytraordi-
nary than tho magical skill of the female
hcigramnite.th gigantic and fierce looking
fly the larva OF which is the hideous dobson.
familiar to black bass fishermen as q packer
of eggs. She lays 5000 eggs on tho under
side Of some leaf near running water md
covers them with thin lament. This nest
of eggs looks like n circular white blotch on
the leaf. 1t IA half an inch In diameter. but It
is raised SO little abOve the surfaces OF the leaf
that the difference between the two is hardly
noticeable so marvellously are tho eggs ar
RANGED beneath the illament. Yet i YOU ro-
a row they will max. a line twelve feet In
length. and If gathered up and put into u
teacup they will half I'll it.
What curious ways animals and birds in
scots and reptiles have. indeed. What strange.
what startling ways -