. The wonder of life. Biology; Natural history; Zoology. 14 THE WONDER OF LIFE. But another vul- ture, watching From his high aerial look-out, Sees the down- ward plunge and follows, And a third pur- sues the second. Coming from the PS invisible ether. First a speck and SS then a vulture TUl the air is dark with pinions'. And then iL comes the blinding poetic R flash— 'So disasters come not singly'. FL There are humdrum ways of getting food, which the grazing herds illustrate. But how often this serious pro- blem is solved dramatically ! Every one has heard of the Archer or Spitting Fish (Toxo
. The wonder of life. Biology; Natural history; Zoology. 14 THE WONDER OF LIFE. But another vul- ture, watching From his high aerial look-out, Sees the down- ward plunge and follows, And a third pur- sues the second. Coming from the PS invisible ether. First a speck and SS then a vulture TUl the air is dark with pinions'. And then iL comes the blinding poetic R flash— 'So disasters come not singly'. FL There are humdrum ways of getting food, which the grazing herds illustrate. But how often this serious pro- blem is solved dramatically ! Every one has heard of the Archer or Spitting Fish (Toxotes) of Malay, which shoots FiQ. i.—Web of Garden Spider. The spinner makes first the strong foundation-lines (fl). Then the rays (k) are made. Third, a non- viscid primary spiral (ps) is formed, as a scaffolding, from the centre outwards. Fourthly, this is replaced by the viscid secondary spiral (ss), which is the genuine web, made from the outside 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 Thompson, John Arthur, Sir, 1861-1933. London, A. Melrose, Ltd
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