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turrets of fresh clean corn-cobs. Caddice-worms 

 must have used this style of buildin'g long before 

 we learned it. Instead of cobs these creatures use 

 short bits of grass stems, pieces of dead leaves or 

 small sticks. The case is usually larger at the head 

 end than at the tail end, increasing in both length 

 and breadth as the occupant grows. 



The caddice-worm is not easily lured from his 

 home. It takes a quick, emphatic poke from the 

 rear to dislodge him, and no wonder, for near the 

 tail end of the body are two strong forward-turn- 

 ing hooks which he fastens securely into the inner 

 lining of his case. Right manfully will he hold 

 fast when an attempt is made to pull him from 

 his house. 



Not all the "Householders" make their cases of 

 stems laid in cob-house fashion. Some tie sticks 

 together lengthwise while others pick up whatever 



CASES OF SAND, SHAPED LIKE SNAIL SHELLS 



seems to be handy, including the empty shells of 

 water mollusks and snails, small stones, glumes of 

 grasses, twigs and sand. Some select only bright 

 colored bits of quartz, making a most ornate mosaic 

 dwelling, while a few have been known to go so 

 far as to pick up a live snail, shell and all, and after 



