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HISTORY OF INSECTS. 



and agitation of the whole herd; the unfortunate object of 

 the attack runs bellowing from among them, and seeks a 

 refuge in the nearest water ; the tail becomes rigid, and is 

 brandished aloft or held straight out from the body. 



Its frightened companions follow in the rear of the ani- 

 mal attacked, and a wild and apparently unmeaning chase 

 takes place, which, from the inelegant gallop of the cows, 

 has often a very ludicrous effect. 



