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probably also ^f^Z-:^,^STiuJZy'^ 

 almost any pond m the sP"°S. ^e 



the Bpring and 7'ly^""Xe water to lay their 

 seen, when they also take to the ^»"^ ^^^ ^toge 

 eggs and "ar their young The eggs^ ^^^ 



of the frog or toad, are ^^ff^^^J'^lZ starwort 

 is wrapped round in f 1«'^*J'' .'^_®.J^ „o donbt to 

 (,or p^£erence) o-^^', ^P^j^ieS Tn the shape 

 hide them from '•>« ^''^^'^ °' "ta^es that live on 

 of fish, tadpoles, and otberj'^^*™'"" The smooth 

 one another in the ""^tn ^p^arance to their 

 newts are very similar in »PP^»J'' ,j ettier. 

 larger relations but much ^^^'^^j,'i„%„t£,pecies 

 The male with his fi°«««fi"edTng season) and 



quite disappears after th«J"«^°^°J e.imson and 

 4ith his bright colours of splashes of c ^^^^^ 



blue on his sides and b»^^- »■"; J^ ^ttle object 

 spots and ».a*ngs, IS a very pre^ y^^^_ ^^ ^^^_ 



Btones at the bottom ind a supply 

 weed from the pond where th^J ^'^f ^^y »lso try 

 While we have the '^"'ij" ""t "^nd any other 

 a tew exposures on ^"="«^j'"^^" «rfish can be 

 small fish we can g^*^- ™ '* '"JJ^L made, and 

 obtained alive, a larger tank °^^* ''^^ ^pher's 



this branch "'". """ ."P*L!^urre it is hardly 

 efforts. With this subject, of co"rse^„i^^ j^^^ 

 necessary to say a bright light ana a ^ ^^^^^^^ 

 and shutter are necessary ^s *heir ^^^^_ 



are fairly rapid, and no sign of Wurri g ^^^ .^ ^^ 

 ment must be seen •\ *''\™'"beV of exposures 



other plan than ^ 'ha^^, ^ ""rtat s>>°" t''''''''^* 

 »nd to select from the If '^ose that s ^^^^^ 



groups and throw away the "thers. ^^ ^ 

 do much in ]udgmg "^at "'" P[°'«,^ j,,^ ^ l„ge 

 grouping ; this is a subject tha^caU ^^^^ ^^ 



number of exposures and a ceicain 

 trusting to luck. f„,tune to come across a 



It we have the g"?"!/^''"^^ Je. imes bn caught 

 bat or to catch one (they ™»y "^"(^ ers of old 



in a butterfly net »' "f^^^'^J^hould be tried of 

 buildings), some Pl'°'°g'^P'^^„Sfactory object 

 him. although l^«j;^/^,\'';;Hroo the ground or 

 to photography o on? box he either lies there 

 at the bottom of o"' ""^ ^l^e crawls away 



huddled up in a confused heap o^ e ^ ^^^ ^^ 



into some corner m the daikneK ^^^^^ 



possible into the darkest top cone ^.^^ j^,^ 



Sings head d7°'^"d?,f°'^/nd no amount of per- 

 wings wrapped round •"»• and no ^ ^^^^^ 



suasion "''1 '"''''« '^'Xestng appendages. He 

 curious and niost interesting app ^^^ ^^^^^ 



Cttt'anTraCtht'a most difficult little 



creature to pbo«»S'»P^; ..g-cts butterflies, etc.. 



■"'fhe^nTearwfthtth: lecturer sajmg bow 



was then dealt ""°'tery interesting series 



anyone could easily make a very ^^^ ^^^^^^ 



l-^Ts^r^e r butffl^and^^m.^^ 

 ^^rch^" Xy'^b^r btstr with their food 

 plants. 



Partly on account of the wet c Jj ^^^ ^^bject. 

 partly on accoum f ^^ '^no ^^^.^ .^ 



the series ('''>'<=''„\ '}°^. °t all well done, but as 

 by no means complete or at a^' « ^ j ^^lected 

 a first attempt I was not discourage 



nettle s covered with a^nojpy ^^^ ^ 



which 'naday oy t"° ^^y^-^^d become more 



they g™7^f tte„ le™^^ l«»f "'^^ ^'''*' "'°° 

 '"^Cw htvo^ U the nettle bed. Eating so 

 making liavoc m '■".' j . ^y^ out-grow 



ravenously and p;f '-^SJ^^ee or four times, 

 their skins «l>'f*T^^\hte weeks or so they 

 until at the end of ^bout three 

 become what is known as full fed or 1 f^ 



^tfco°the'Sre^illar loImTrestlessly about, 

 existence, the pf^^'^V'^ h. stances in search of a 

 often to considerable distences I ^.^ 



suitable spot where 'i^.e pupl state. Having, 

 helpless existence m the P"?* ^^, ^ (^nd 



settled on what he thinks a su.teWe sp t 



having doubtless .f ^f^raUy theTndeiside of a 

 equally so), which IS generally ^^^ ^^ .^ 



leaf or branch, he takes up msp .^ ^^^ 



securely fastens a small carpet sii 

 play such an ""P"? position he now prerares to 

 perhaps a day in this P0='^^ °^ change, starting 

 go through his fi^^t^^^e'l |„„nwards) 



s: tx:^ ^^4Flf:nrof'"Tvf y sfx 



this position until at the ena ^^^^ 



hours: his body ^traightened out wit;n 



end slightly b-^^/^.^^VsTmetoes as long as 

 position he now remams «om ^.^^ 



forty-eight hours towards the end o^^^^. ^ 



we notice that the next stae IS pp ^^^ 



slight twitching IS now seen at^^^^ ^ ,^ 



(which IS downwards) """1° ^j i, ^i^e it is not 

 ^„r two or three hour^dunn^ "h^ch ^^ ^^ 



safe to leave him oi hardly taKe our / ; j ,om 

 may miss the criti-^ljnoment^ of Ms back, and as 

 this side view we take a v ew « « ^^^ 



the twitchings 'nc^o*^«J'« /^°ck and he com- 

 tightened skin split *l™g .'^'^ °^f Veal earnest, 

 mencer jurking and ""fg^'^f^J",/, ^nd as the 

 Gradually the -P''t;P'?»^^^X/™ee the skin 

 tickings and «"|g''°f „Xa,d^until the end of 

 drawing backwards and "P""^" "° ^^^t. Now 

 the pupa bod, P^trudes through th, en ^^.^^ 

 the wrigglings ^o o" "'th m-eased^ J.^ 



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