. Two bird-lovers in Mexico . th. Thousands of Daddy-long-legs had gatheredin this limited space, clinging with their jaws close tothe earth, while all their legs dangled down and out-ward. When quiet returned to the mass of littlecreatures, not one of their bodies was visible, nothingbut thousands upon thousands of thread or moss-likelegs hanging free. The photograph shows a few indi- «4 ^238 #» :::::::::«? ALONG THE STREAM OF DEATH m:::::::;: viduals on the outside making their way back into thegeneral mass. A week later, when we again visited thisspot, the Daddies were in exactly the same p
. Two bird-lovers in Mexico . th. Thousands of Daddy-long-legs had gatheredin this limited space, clinging with their jaws close tothe earth, while all their legs dangled down and out-ward. When quiet returned to the mass of littlecreatures, not one of their bodies was visible, nothingbut thousands upon thousands of thread or moss-likelegs hanging free. The photograph shows a few indi- «4 ^238 #» :::::::::«? ALONG THE STREAM OF DEATH m:::::::;: viduals on the outside making their way back into thegeneral mass. A week later, when we again visited thisspot, the Daddies were in exactly the same placeand position. Such a remarkable protective scheme was worth awhole days search, but the arioyo fairly showeredmarvels upon us. While walking up the dark ravine Isaw, to my amazement, four flecks of sunshine dancingslowly ahead of me, although, at that moment, nota breath of air stirred the branches. I could makenothing of it, until I enclosed the flickering spots inmy net. Only then did I see that they were four yellow. DADDY-LONG-LEGS MIMICKING MOSS *# 239 ^ :::::::::*? TWO BIRD-LOVERS IN MEXICO B-.» and white markings, one at the tip of each Aving- of alarge dragon-fly. In the dim Hght of the ravine, the restof the wings, transparent and c()h)urless. and the long,
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