VI CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER III. 



INSECTS, AND THEIR HUNTERS. 



PACK 



Contempt for Entomological Pursuits. Growing Popularity of Science. 

 Influence of Kirby and Spence's Introduction. Attractions of 

 Entomology. The Model Insect. Metamorphoses of Insects. 

 Misapprehensions. Aphides. Parthenogenesis in Bees and Moths. 

 Classification. The Flea. An Imperial Flea. Honey-Bee. 

 Honey and Wax. Mr. F. Smith's Catalogue of British Bees. 

 Humble-Bees. Bee Tradesmen. Curious Discovery. Th* Glow- 

 worm. Ant's-nest Beetles. Mod* of Collecting. Lepidoptera. 

 The Tineina. Leaf-Miners. Mr. Stainton's Services to Ento- 

 mology. A Butterfly Battle. Eagerness of Collectors. Trapping 

 an Emperor. Devices of the Moth -Collector. Sugaring. Light. 

 Love. Sallows and Ivy. Distribution. Varieties in Flight. 

 Pleasures of Out-Door Study 47 



CHAPTER IV. 



AN APOLOGY FOR SNAILS. 



The Snails worth Attending to. Are Disregarded because Familiar. 

 Belong to an Old and Long-established Family. Have Brilliant 

 Relatives Abroad. Gastropods. Carpet the Ground as they go. 

 Love Revelations. Eyes. -Structure of Tentacles. Sense of Taste 

 and Touch. At Dinner. Remedial Powers. Experimental Mutila- 

 tion. Tender Demonstrations. Eggs of Garden Snail. Hybema- 

 tion. Torpidity in Tropical Droughts. British Species. African 

 and American Species. Mr. Hugh Curaing. A Tropic Picture. 

 Philippine Island Species. Devoured by Various Animals. 

 Ancient Snail Sties. Formerly Eaten in England. Prejudice 

 versus Philosophy . , p . . . . . . .73 



CHAPTER V. 



THE NAUTILUS AND ITS ALLIES. 



Exploration of Sea-Shore. Ransacking the Deep. A Neglected Race. 

 The Cuttle-Fish. Its General Structure. Pounce-Bone. Respi- 

 ration and Locomotion. Agility of the Cuttle-Fish. Uses of the 

 Ink-bag. Fossilized Ink. Polypus of the Ancients. Its Sucking 

 Discs. Rapacity. Pedestrian Performances. A Tough Encounter. 

 ' Gigantic Cephalopods. Rank and Structure. Ancient Forms. 

 Petrified Snakes. Capture of a Prize. The Pearly Nautilus. 

 Octopods and Decapods. The Sepiola. Its Incessant Change of 

 Colour. Pliny on the Polypus. The Argonaut. Is it a Pirate ? 

 Pro and Con. Madame Power Settles the Dispute. Double Justice 

 done. M. Sunder Rang. Cold Philosophy . . . .. ,91 



