Contents 



CHAPTER XXI 



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REPTILES . . . . . . .227 



The Clever Turtle Strategy extraordinary A Tortoise 

 Warren A Tail used as a Gimlet Love-making by the Giant 

 Tortoise Crocodiles as Nest-builders The Alligator's Roar 

 and his Scent Bag A Deceptive Tail Sucker-toes and 

 their Uses A Stream of Blood A Tail as a Larder How 

 a Chameleon feeds A Clever Malingerer Snake-charming 



CHAPTER XXII 

 FROGS AND TOADS . . . . . 241 



The Frog's Rosary Toy Balloons A Portable Nursery 

 An Obliging Father An Ingenious Nest The Midwife Toad 

 A Striking Attitude Spade Feet A Mason Frog A 

 Nest in a Shell The Stickleback's Nest A Head Nest for 

 Eggs The Sea-horse 



CHAPTER XXIII 



CRABS, LOBSTERS, ETC. . , . * . 253 



Land Crabs and their Claws The Curious Antics of the 

 Fiddler Crab A Tree-climbing Crab Visits to the Sea 

 The Hermit Crab's Home A Friendly Anemone An In- 

 genious Crab and his two Friends A Living Roof-garden 

 The Masked Crab's Breathing- tube 



CHAPTER XXIV 

 SPIDERS .... | ; ..' . . 261 



Useless Silk A Silk Factory The Spider's Web and how 

 it is made Spring Traps Trussing a Victim A Telephone 

 Line The Water- spider's Home A Spider's Boat Trap- 

 doors Aeronaut's Gossamer and its Meaning 



CHAPTER XXV 



SHELL-BEARERS . . . . . .276 



How a Mussel walks The Scallop's Antics How the Oyster 

 repairs its Home Boring Molluscs The Piddock as a Coast 

 Eroder Rock-borers The Ship-worm and his Depredations 

 The Limpet's Preserve Housing Molluscs A Snail 

 Aeronaut Pearls and Pearl-fishing 



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