FROGS, BOYS, AND OTHER SMALL. DEER. 173 



What varied tastes there are among these 

 higher ground creatures ! Some of them are the 

 opposite of Ariolimax in their likings. 



On dusty paths over these hills in August, you 

 will sometimes see, by looking sharply, a little 

 creature skipping along by your feet. If you are 

 not on the alert you may mistake him for a bit of 

 dry stick or straw blown by some minute breeze. 

 Catch him if you can and put him under a micro- 

 scope. He is one of the Thysanura, or Spring- 

 tails, a narrow creature, with long antennae in 

 front, six legs in the mid- 

 dle, and some bristles be- 

 hind. One that I caught 

 could jump in a very lively 

 manner. He seemed to 

 be covered with butterfly- 

 like gray scales that came 

 off from the poor fellow 

 when I turned him over 

 on his back or in other 

 positions to see him 

 plainly. He had, I think, 

 six-jointed antenna, and 

 three anal bristles. 



Wingless creatures are 

 the Thysanura, but what 

 does it matter? Perhaps One of the Thysanura. 



hopping is just as much 



fun as flying to one who is used to the former 



method of progression. 



