52 



STUDIES IN ANIMAL LIFE. 



Fig. 12. WATER BEETLE and its larva. 



nor would you imagine that this Water-tiger would 



be so "high fantas- 

 tical" as to breathe 

 by his tail. Yet he 

 does both, as you will 

 find if you watch 

 him in your aqua- 

 rium. 



Continuing our 

 search, we light up- 

 on the fat, sluggish, 

 ungraceful larva of 

 the graceful and bril- 

 liant Dragon-fly, the 

 falcon of insects (Fig. 

 13). He is useful 

 for dissection, so pop 



Fig. 13.-DRAGON-FLY LARVAE: fam j n _ Among the 



A, ordinary aspect; B, with the huge nipper- 

 like jaw extended. dead leaves you per- 



