. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. Skeleton of a Sat. nails. During the day it hides in caves, lofts, etc., and ven- tures out only with the twilight. Its eye is small and appar- ently of little service, as it flits among bushes and intricate Fig. Oeciffrey'B nyctSris, Geoffrey's Bat. passages when blinded.* Associated with ideas of gloom, it inspires universal dread, yet it renders great service by devouring noxious insects. To capture these, it curves for- * This has led some Zoologists to think that it has a sixth sense. It is prohably due, however, to its extraordinary delicacy of t
. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. Skeleton of a Sat. nails. During the day it hides in caves, lofts, etc., and ven- tures out only with the twilight. Its eye is small and appar- ently of little service, as it flits among bushes and intricate Fig. Oeciffrey'B nyctSris, Geoffrey's Bat. passages when blinded.* Associated with ideas of gloom, it inspires universal dread, yet it renders great service by devouring noxious insects. To capture these, it curves for- * This has led some Zoologists to think that it has a sixth sense. It is prohably due, however, to its extraordinary delicacy of touch.—The ciy of a bat is so shrill that many persons' ears cannot detect it, and Homer (Odyssey 24, 6) compares it to the cries of ghosts.—The bat is frequently infested with the common bed-bug (OiTBae kctvlarius), and this fact may answer the question of the despairing housewife, " Where can the bugs come from!". Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886. New York, Chicago [etc. ] A. S. Barnes & Company
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