TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Introduction . 



wokld-buildebs 



Island-builders 



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HOMES IN THE EARTH. 



Cave-dwellers 



Birds that build edible nests . 



Moles 



An object of superstition . 



A queer-looking ground hog 



Dogs that are not dogs 



Bank bureowers . 



a little quadruped that .lays eogs . 



a porcupine ant-eater . 



Jumping mice .... 



a fellow with pockets in his cheeks 



Diamond birds and their nests . 



a bird burrower .... 



a turret-building spider . 



Cteniza . . . 



Bees and wasps as miners . 



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ANTS AND THEIR HOMES. 



Senses of ants 68 



How ants and other animals work 71 



Ants at home 74 



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