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tiiiif. for surely the insect did not H_v down Ids throat of its 

 own ,n'C<n-d. .-dthoiigh it seems as though it must ]ia\e done 

 so to have disappeared so mysteriously. Another fly stops 

 about six inches ahead of liini; he eyi'S it intently, ti-ives a 

 Iaz\- lio]) toward it, at the same time openinfr his mouth, — 

 and ag-aiii the flv has disap]>e ared ajjp.arently without his 

 h.a\'iug touched it. \Vhen catchinu' ants or worms, our toad 

 sometimes mo^es more deliberately so that we can see how 

 his jircy is seized. 



Showing tin' attachiiiciil of I In- toiigiu- of the trout of tlu- loader lip jiid 

 the method of L\iptni'iiig insects. 



The tongue of a toad is a wonderful organ. Instead of 

 being attached to the back parts of the mouth, it is hinged 

 to the ^ery front and the ti]) lies near the throat. Like a 

 flash, it can be projected forward for about two inches, the 

 insect aimed at being glued to its sticky tip and instantly 

 carried back into the throat. 



Ver^r conclusive and convincing observations of toads 

 have been made at various agricultural experiment stations, 

 notably at Amherst, Mass., where it was found that 88 

 ]5er cent, of the food consnraed by toads was composed of 



