The Tarantula-killer. Life size jaws being big and sharp. In glands on the sides of thethorax they secrete an oily fluid, which, emitted as a meansof defense when they are captured, diffuses a markedly dis-agreeable odor. The famous leaf-cutting ants, which are widely distributedin the tropics, are… … A Nine-inch African Centipede brellas over their heads. The beds prepared in the mannerdescribed produce a tiny species of mushroom, which, whenit has reached a certain stage of ripeness and succulence, isfed to the young ants. This fungus, by the way, has beencultivated artificially in the…
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