SOME WONDERS OF TUB ANIMAL KINGDOM. 



The mantis assumes the most grotesque forms, resembling something so closely 

 the plant to which it clings, that only by motion can its real character be ascer- 

 tained. It lays its eggs upon plants, and covers them with a glutinous substance 

 which hardens and forms a case around the deposit. This is the insect known 

 as" the walking leaf." 



