Ranidae 



approaches an inoflfensive-looking brown stem, only to find it a 

 house from which the owner ^ rushes with legs that grasp tightly 



ri and jaws 



that bite. 

 The curi- 

 ,^ous back- 

 swimmer^ 

 pounces upon 

 them and sucks 

 their blood. 

 There is small 

 chance of es- 

 cape from the 

 jaws of the div- 

 ing-beetle,^ or 

 from the suck- 

 ing beak of the 

 giant water- 

 bug.* The un- 

 dulating leech 

 gets a deadly 



hold upon them while they rest. They are eaten by fish and 

 turtles, by water-birds, and by their own kin. 



A narrow escape from the jaws of the 

 water-tiger 



What are apparently green stems come to life and send out powerful arms to 

 capture the tadpoles. 



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