BIOLOGY OF THE LOTUS BOEER. 13 



a pond it would not be usual to find fish capable of doing such work. 

 There remain the turtles, whose heads were frequently seen above 

 the water. The authors were unable to capture any to examine their 

 stomach contents, but by elimination they appear to be the most 

 probable authors of the mischief. Doctor Welch writes that he ob- 

 served nothing of the kind in Lake Erie. The effect of the work of 

 this depredator was a substantial reduction in the number of larvae 

 reaching maturity. 



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