V CONTENTS. 



SOME WONDERS OF THE SEA. 



CHAP. PAGE 



I. JELLY FISHES 85 



II. ,, POISONOUS STING 93 



III. VARIETY AND BEAUTY . . ... 104 



IV. CORALS . . . 122 



V. FORM AND ACHIEVEMENTS .... 137 



THE MOST GIFTED INSECT EACE. 



I. ANT LIFE . 149 



II. THEIR MODE OF FIGHTING 162 



III. PLUNDER AND SLAVE-CATCHING 167 



IV. FOOD AND FORAGING EXPEDITIONS . . . .173 

 V. THEIR ARCHITECTURE 178 



THE MAEVEL OF INSECT LIFE. 



i. SOLITARY BEES: THEIR HABITS AND WORK . . 187 



n. HUMBLE BEES: THEIR HOUSEKEEPING . . .197 



III. HIVE BEES : THEIR DISCIPLINE AND HARMONY . . 204 



iv. HONEY BEES: THE PRINCIPLE OF ORDER . . .211 



V. THE MYSTERY OF HONEY AND WAX . . . .217 



VI. LET NOTHING BE LOST 223 



VII. BEES SPEAK A LANGUAGE . . . 229 



ABOUT SPIDERS AND THEIR WEBS. 



I. LAND SPIDERS 235 



II. THE VENOM-BEARERS THE BIRD SPIDER . . . 248 



III. TRAP-DOOR SPIDERS 253 



IV. WATER SPIDERS 268 



