39G CONCLUSroN. 
"vveb to entangle its prey, because its mo- 
tions are not sufficiently quick to catch 
the winged creatures on which it chiefly 
feeds ; and it is furnished with numerous 
eyes, that it may not only detect the 
movements of its enemies ou every side, 
but that it may watch the success of its 
own snares. 
Lucy, Oh yes, mamma ; and pray 
recollect the flat head, and shovel feet, 
with which the formica leo makes its 
trap for the poor unsuspecting ants, 
while it lies snug and safe at the bottom 
of its funnel. I can remember a great 
manv other curious contrivances, which 
you have described. 
Mother, To all animals you will find, 
that sufficient faculties have been allotted 
for obtaining their prey, and for escaping 
from those that prey on them. 
Lucyi But there are some insects 
that do not prey on others ; the harmless 
caterpillar, for instance. 
Mother, True ; yet they cannot be 
called harmless, when we consider the 
