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DiPTERA. Gnats— The Daddy-long-legs 351 



Lepidoptera. The Peacock Butterfly — Looper Caterpillars 356 

 COLEOPTERA. The Great Water-beetle — Wire-worms — The Glow-worm — 



Lady-birds 361 



Neuroptera. Caddis-flies 370 



Orthoptera. The Dragon-fly — The Earwig 371 



Rhynchota. The Aphis 375 



MYRIOPODA 

 Centipedes and Millipedes - 377 



ARACHNIDA 

 General Description 378 



ARANEiE. The Garden Spiders— The Trap-door Spiders — The Hunting 



Spider— The Water Spider 381 



CRUSTACEA 



General Description. The Lobster 389 



ECHINODERMATA 



Stone-lilies, Star-fishes, and Sea-urchins 393 



MOLLUSCA 



General Description and Classification 393 



Cephalopoda. Cuttle-fishes 394 



Gasteropoda. Snails — Whelks 399 



Pelecypoda. The Piddock or Pholas— The Ship-worm or Teredo 403 



VERMES 

 Annelida. The Earthworm 407 



CCELENTERATA 

 Jelly-fish and Sea-anemones 410 



porifera 

 The Sponges 413 



protozoa 

 General Description ... 414 



