. St. Nicholas [serial] . hisis taken as an indicationthat the eye is in realitya pair which have growntogether to form a singleorgan. One of the com-monest of these one-eyedforms is called Cyclops,after the huge giantwhom the Greek hero Ulysses outwitted socleverly, although the similarity lies rather inthe possession of a single eye than in the size;for while Cyclops the famous giant waded farout in the ocean after the ships of Ulysses,Cyclops the crustacean would feel quite athome in a teaspoonful of water. The latter isfound everywhere in fresh-water ponds, and maybe recognized by its roun
. St. Nicholas [serial] . hisis taken as an indicationthat the eye is in realitya pair which have growntogether to form a singleorgan. One of the com-monest of these one-eyedforms is called Cyclops,after the huge giantwhom the Greek hero Ulysses outwitted socleverly, although the similarity lies rather inthe possession of a single eye than in the size;for while Cyclops the famous giant waded farout in the ocean after the ships of Ulysses,Cyclops the crustacean would feel quite athome in a teaspoonful of water. The latter isfound everywhere in fresh-water ponds, and maybe recognized by its rounded body and taper-ing tail, and, in many cases, by the two egg-sacs, which are often attached to the sides ofthe body in the female. A relative of Cyclops,found also in fresh water, though not so com-monly, bears the name of Polyphemus, which,it will be remembered, was the real name ofthe particular Cyclops with which Ulysses hadto do ; and we can imagine how some old natu- igo2.] NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. I035. CYCLOPS (MAGNIFIED). ralists must havelaughed when theynamed these tiny,fragile creatures af-ter the enormousmythical monster ofthe old Greek story-writers. You can easilyobtain a large num-ber of these tinyanimals by pouringthe clear but stag-nant water througha tea-strainer. Examine with a pocket-micro-scope. Harris H. Wilder. Zoological Laboratory, Smith College,Northampton, Massachusetts. A VERITABLE JACK-IN-THE-BOX. Now is the time to look in the folded leavesof the spice-bush and of the sassafras-tree forthe most startling of butterfly larvae. It is per-fectly harmless, but the appearance of the eye-like spots makes it formidable. William Hamilton Gibson called it thespice-bush bugaboo. Here is the way herecords one experience: The farmer, a venerable old inhabitant, came fromhis doorway to see what I was after, well knowingfrom experience that I was looking for bugs of somesort. When he had approached close to my elbow Isuddenly opened one of the leave
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