126. 



on plarjL.- , H < itli the rut <! wauti . V . , 50 thru-, regular life cycles, 



wit) i rltern f -' t'j ^eTier^tio 



Al^ne in the soil n.r t in cold or hu^id countries 



"but able to live in tho tropic.:'.. Symbiotic r-vln t.io;.:s mark the first 



I . -.i.1 scounuln ti 



. riant rj. This tppie v;as passed over. 



a.. 



Th- ::onsidere-.- iu gjrc pt.J 



1) Livl- _____ >.'. ..io/ li:^. aa the inci-.:, i^.tjfch worms, and 



p - ;.' . 



2) Living in tiie ooil #?.r r t of vh^r 111 /c . an Junebug, and 



1 OOii. 



3) : - ir A.9^ L . jLu . jund but fee-uu./^ ; .i;CY.e the 

 gro nd: burr< . . .. ,. , -., etc .4 bumble bees. 



. ir tj . round for food: from the beetle to the hog; 

 lizaru, Q , , tc, 



'T- ' 1 to the; coil: 



1} . jrnic notarial of II, e t;oil ana tranoform 



l!.eLiicr.= l form. 



Oil, o ../r, ground squirrel. 

 s thru wliich wflter and roo- ] .- a for a 

 , '-'feet. r rriovojaont . - , " ; , *;tc. 



nure fro; .re^t-nt, r.nc alec le deccjnp02ition 



.Btiri^ experiment t?l,e 1 squf*rr- ^/.'>rd of earth and see 

 !.<. o jou CPH fine. 



Is develop rapidl^ , are bi^; ecitei^', - short lived, 

 as moth . Die worms hr<.ve been i.cet otudied of these forms of life. 



Tlie ~a; bacteria ev:. i> where; they are jr>ost common 



in U-- fanner's til virtu. Tropical c? rthworme are Irrger; lengths 



12" pro ruit- iinon ther . 53 n been .. yoh studied in 



. 7-.t .- :id c}.tv ? up I./ of dry leaves in 1 year. 

 1 --ere ol od sho^l" ^ivc 2 tono of leaves (bfeech); It tone of 



m 1 acre; agpuine ^000 :-.q.^ r aero; this; jivt.s C.^' per sq. 



. , c only 20 ear ch\;orjLi3 to \vork this material ovei 



ii. of > , yjculu be able to UOr<- Ljiaii trice care of all thnt 



i. Sucli figures as thct?^ brin^ the actual conditions 

 ,'ividly to our cdnd . 



j in the tj , . They a*e ijcrt: coruiion in loam. 



titudu fictiac to have soru ifftct on vo rr.it-:, t,s thetse figureo 

 \vill incJ 



In Switzerland; at 4000 f : -AJfc&^.t 



ow: 6400 anii.ir-lH, lnoluc:)ig 4CO worrus. 



forest: 4^00 ani.r;.rls, including ^00 v/ornis. 



-t 6000 f : 



.-w: 13^0 tan , r.cluding 6l worms. 

 forest: ^1CO nii;inlp f including ICO 7, f orruS. 



Insect r, ,};cir Inrvae, a.;' tho June^ug, iar.l;e passages in the 

 nd to n c ; tht?oe pocket H frequently fill up. Ants and 



mny nlt.o " . d. 



n discouragoa insecti.-, .. , ;, the removal of crops, and other 



