ANIMAL PARASITES 3°! 



note the absence of wings and compound eyes, and the 

 peculiarly shaped body well fitted for swift running among 

 the feathers. Note bits of feathers in the stomach show- 

 ing through the body-wall. 



There are many other examples of parasitic life to be 

 found among common and familiar animals. Careful 

 watch for them should be kept by the pupils in their 

 field work and in their rearing of insects and other ani- 

 mals in the schoolroom. 



For an account of many parasites see Van Beneden's 

 "Animal Parasites and Messmates." 



