Ranidse 



approaches an inoffensive-looking brown stem, only to find it a 

 house from which the owner 1 rushes with legs that grasp tightly 



and jaws 

 that bite. 

 The curi- 

 ,ous back- 

 swimmer 2 

 pounces upon 

 them and sucks 

 their blood. 

 There is small 

 chance of es- 

 cape from the 

 jaws of the div- 

 ing-beetle, 3 or 

 from the suck- 

 ing beak of the 

 giant water- 

 bug. 4 The un- 

 dulating leech 

 gets a deadly 



A narrow escape from the jaws of the j^ 

 water-tiger 



hold upon them while they rest. They are eaten by fish and 

 turtles, by water-birds, and by their own kin. 



What are apparently green stems come to life and send out powerful arms to 

 capture the tadpoles. 



1 Caddis- worm, larva of a caddis-fly (Phryganeidae) . 2 Notonecta. 3 Dytiscus. * Belostoma. 



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