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appeared to intimate that it would eat the caterpillar if it were 

 not for its hairy covering. No such hesitation was exhibited 

 by another lizard, Uraniscodon i>l/cu, which captured and ate 

 one with the greatest rapidity. 



The large ground beetle (Cambus n'olaceus) was eaten by 

 Lacerta ocellata. Lact'i-tn r/ridi* ate at once a Doristichus 

 niger. Another example of the same insect was placed in a 

 small ca - e containing a number of British finches : the birds 



Fig, 17. Vapourev M.'tli : male, female, and larva. 



gave one the impression of being rather afraid ; but neverthe- 

 less they attacked it, and ultimately it was eaten. 



The wasp is one of the best examples of a conspicuous 

 appearance associated with a dangerous quality, and yet it has 

 many enemies; toads and bee-eaters eat wasps readily. Oi- 

 October 16th of last year two queen wasps were offered to 

 and taken by the lizard Amphibolurus muricatus. The lizard 

 certainly seized them by the head and thorax first and crushed 

 these parts before proceeding farther; but there was not the 

 least appearance of hesitation in the attack, nor did the lizard 



