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WOODLOTJSE AND ARMADILLO. 



habits very much resemble the Sandhopper, a little 

 creature that every one must have seen who has 

 walked on a sandy sea-shore. Like the cray-fish, 

 this little creature carries its eggs about until they 

 are hatched. It is a carnivorous animal, and is one 

 of the numerous scavengers of the water, without 

 whose help every stream would soon become putrid 

 and loathsome. 



Certain species of Crustacea inhabit the land ; two 

 of which are well known under the titles of Wood- 

 louse and Armadillo. They belong to the class of 



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WOODLOUSE, ARMADILLO, AND PILL MILLEPEDE. 



crustaceans called " Isopod," or equal-footed, because 

 the legs are all of the same nature ; whereas, in the 

 other crustacean, some legs are used for walking, and 

 others are turned into claws, &c. The woodlouse is 

 to be found in myriads under the scaly bark of trees, 

 under stones, and, in fact, in almost every crevice. 

 It feeds mostly on decayed vegetable matters, but 



