Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 118
nd dollars. George Frederic Stratton. HOW THE INSECT CAN WALK ON WATER The leg of the boat-fly is so densely clothed withlong hairs as to be feather-like. It is probablethat the luxuriant supply of bristly hair enablesthe fly to walk on the water without danger ofsinking, thus holding the insect on… … THE FEATHER-LIKE LEG OF A BOAT-FLY. is probable that these hairs hold air entangled inthem, which may also tend to prevent the footfrom sinking below the surface. A BASKET COVERED BY A SWARM OF BEES [From one of our older readers] Delton, Mich.Dear St. Nicholas : The form of the swarm of beesshown…
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