IN FEATHERS AND FUR. 187 
Mamma Scorpion carries her little ones on her back for several 
days, till they are able to run about themselves, and she takes care 
of them for a month. This is very unusual, I want you to know. 
Most insects leave the little ones to look out for themselves. 
The Arab boys catch Scorpions by putting wax on a stick, 
and running it into the hole in a wall where the animal is. The 
cross little fellow is sure to run his claws into the wax, but, unfor- 
tunately, he can't get them out, so the boy drags him out without 
trouble. 
