286 SECRETS OF ANIMAL LIFE 



animal cannot be just a mass of sarcode." It is 

 that, no doubt, but there is another side to the 

 little fraction of reality which we call Technitella. 

 It is a psycho-physical individuality whose experi- 

 ments in self-expression include a masterly treat- 

 ment of sponge-spicules, and illustrate that organic 

 skill which came before the dawn of art. 



