. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. Spif'tti'i'i'fi'.-, rhtrfiilii Jiihis li'i-rolris. I, and IS lint very iiiirrow, a ins a nivat n the ])n'tty ns a jjiralri' Irliotll tllilll Hi,, twcli'lli (,r >:ills. ami 111 i.', anil may lie known liv llir hvh 1" iiirli. Il is luniKl under tl:,. ],av]< n[ Uvr:; m clefts of on Ihc skK's, 111(1 tile wliito pnicil a't the end of tlic tai I'airs or l'(.,.|, tlic ol' littk In tlic aliovt! illnsiration aiv j^ivcn tli civiitim's
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. Spif'tti'i'i'fi'.-, rhtrfiilii Jiihis li'i-rolris. I, and IS lint very iiiirrow, a ins a nivat n the ])n'tty ns a jjiralri' Irliotll tllilll Hi,, twcli'lli (,r >:ills. ami 111 i.', anil may lie known liv llir hvh 1" iiirli. Il is luniKl under tl:,. ],av]< n[ Uvr:; m clefts of on Ihc skK's, 111(1 tile wliito pnicil a't the end of tlic tai I'airs or l'(.,.|, tlic ol' littk In tlic aliovt! illnsiration aiv j^ivcn tli civiitim's arc vcrv like tli kiinWIl IVol osc wliicli h. n tlu'iii tlic Tact that tiic cdnvs o'l the scnmcnt iiv('c.\an:plcs of flic ciiiions family Jiilidie. Tl iV(! just Inrii dfscrilicd and liL;iircd lose Imt an' continued in an unlirokci I'tit liavc liccn seen to cat dead eartli ut may be s arc not liatfciied and Icnetliciied, 1 firelc. They feed mostly on decaying vcgctahh;'matter Tluy all cxhali! a i) and rati linn in certain little sacs aloii"- t worms and moll iriv l!ilnimll Wlilcli tills scented ifi' niiiileasaiit odonr, which is caused liv a lluid ic sides, two on eacli ring. The little apertim- la h laid exudes ma\' lie sci ii on eacli cxai ,â¢.,,. inning thi' creatures closelv vsome, the earlier writers tiiey were mistaken tor spirac'i:;, the sacs thems. 7' li; to he the Tlierenl sâir.,Ilâ. ,..,.â i,â , < siili'siil the animal, close t ilevelopiuent of tlie Jul ^I'niig, the female deiiosit iilic is curious and interesting. In the early part of tlie â !r MTi'iv time, w ion. JletC 11 posits .sixty or seventy eggs in the earth, digging a hoh'. expressly f ii'ii the young dulida. make their I'y lie until llie\ aiv hairhed, whici or I occurs HI about three weeks' way into the world. Thev are then without a uv. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhance
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