Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 241
ater, the longstem being fastened at oneend to some object in thepond, the other bearing thelittle, lattice-work globe inwhich the soft and colorlessanimal lives and extends itsfine rays through the open-ings, as shown in the figure.The entire creature is per-fectly transparent, so that… … A MUD-WASP STINGING A SPIDER. The wasp is rapidly vibrating its wings to hold its own weight and that of the spider in mid-air, where the spider is more helpless than on some support where it can use its legs. MUD-WASPS AND SPIDERS. cedure, the larva thriving quite as well upondead as upon living…
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