THE PRAYING MANTIS (Mantis Religiosa) 



A very voracious insect with a quiet, unobstrusive appearance. It holds its formidable forelegs as if 

 in the attitude of prayer; its movements are very slow and stealthy; and there is a suggestion of a leaf in the 

 forewing. But there is no reason to credit the creature with conscious guile! 



PROTECTIVE COLORATION: A WINTER SCENE IN NORTH SCANDINAVIA 



Showing Variable Hare, Willow Grouse, and Arctic Fox, all white in winter and inconspicuous against the snow, 

 white dress is also the dress that is physiologically best, for it loses least of the animal heat. 



But the 



