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and here and there, in a pool with Water Fleas and 

 other minute animals in abundance, we may be for- 

 tunate enough to find the true Water Spider (Argyro- 

 neta natans\ which spins her web under water and 

 there brings up her family. Among the Heather there 

 are numerous Spiders, all keeping to dry land, some 

 making rough-and-ready snares and others finely 

 constructed webs. Some lay their eggs in a silken 

 cradle attached to the Ling, others carry them in 

 a silken bag or cocoon, held below the front of the 

 body. There is great variety of insect life Moths 

 and Butterflies, Ants and Bees, Gnats and Midges, 

 Beetles and occasional Dragon Flies; and there are a 

 good many different kinds of Snails creeping slowly 

 about. One comes across an occasional Frog enjoy- 

 ing the insects in its quiet way, and sometimes a Toad, 

 a Newt, a Lizard, or an adventurous Vole. 



This is not the place for lists, though it is useful to 

 make mention of a few examples of the moorland 

 animals ; but it must be understood that they are not 

 more than samples, which the explorer should amplify 

 and extend. 



We associate certain sounds with certain places, 

 though the associations different people form may 

 vary considerably with individual experience. When 

 we think of the Lark's song we see the links; when 

 we think of the Oyster-Catcher's shrill " Keep, keep '* 

 we see a great stretch of gravel by the side of the 

 river or the boulder-strewn beaches of the restless 

 sea; when we think of the cawing of Rooks we see 

 the tall trees; and when we think of the warning 

 " Kok, kok, kok," which the male of the Red Grouse 

 utters, we see the Heather-covered moorland. 



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