286 SECRETS OF ANIMAL LIFE 
animal cannot be just a mass of sarcode.” It is 
that, no doubt, but there is another side to the 
little fraction of reality which we call Technitella. 
It is a psycho-physical individuality whose experi- 
ments in self-expression include a masterly treat- 
ment of sponge-spicules, and illustrate that organic 
skill which came before the dawn of art. 
