. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. body, while thefinish of the noble head, with its many-jointed silvery antennte -^ springing out close to the largecompound eyes, below which,enveloped on each side by longpink hairs, is the tongue or trunk(of course, an elephant 7mtst haveone), over an inch long, theresemblance to that belongingto our late friend Jingo of the Zoo being most strikingwhen seen in section; it hasthe same double tubular arrange-ments of tunnels similar to theBritannia Tubular Bridge. The whole length being composed of Fig7io. rings or circular
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. body, while thefinish of the noble head, with its many-jointed silvery antennte -^ springing out close to the largecompound eyes, below which,enveloped on each side by longpink hairs, is the tongue or trunk(of course, an elephant 7mtst haveone), over an inch long, theresemblance to that belongingto our late friend Jingo of the Zoo being most strikingwhen seen in section; it hasthe same double tubular arrange-ments of tunnels similar to theBritannia Tubular Bridge. The whole length being composed of Fig7io. rings or circular ribs, gives great elasticity and power of rolling it up like a watchspring. When the moth is on thewing the long tongue is unwound and the lip inserted into the corolla of a honeysuckleflower, from which the nectar is taken (Fig 10). All the Sphinges, or Hawk-Moths, delight to fly at twilight, and those entomologistswho desire to see them fly should watch beds of nicotiana and petunias. The slightestmovement—and away the elephants fly like a quick passing
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