. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . EGYPTIAN SCORPION Shoivi the upUftedfor attack separated from each other,so as to form distinct di-visions of the body. Theyhave rather long and veryhairy legs, and only onepair of well-developedeyes, another pair beingrudimentary. Somespecies are diurnal andothers nocturnal in theirhabits. The_\- feed on in-sects, and sometimes onsmall birds, etc., and caninflict a very painful are found in South-eastern Europe, Africa,Southern Asia, and fromthe Southern States ofNorth America south toChili and Argen
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . EGYPTIAN SCORPION Shoivi the upUftedfor attack separated from each other,so as to form distinct di-visions of the body. Theyhave rather long and veryhairy legs, and only onepair of well-developedeyes, another pair beingrudimentary. Somespecies are diurnal andothers nocturnal in theirhabits. The_\- feed on in-sects, and sometimes onsmall birds, etc., and caninflict a very painful are found in South-eastern Europe, Africa,Southern Asia, and fromthe Southern States ofNorth America south toChili and False Scorp- , 278 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. Photo by Highlei TREE TRAP-DOOR SPIDER OF BRAZIL Trap-door spiJeri are plentiful in wnie parts of Europe are small animals resembling scorpions in shape, but with no sting, and the abdomen notnarrowed into a tail. They are sometimes found in houses among dusty old books, as well as out of doors among moss, or under —J & stones or bark. Sometimes they cling tothe legs of flies; they are believed to feedon mites and other small creatures, but notto injure the flies, only emploj-ing them asa convenient method of being conveyed fromone place to another. The Whip-scorpions are not unlikescorpions, and have large claws, but the frontlegs are very long, slender, and whip-like, andthere is either no tail, or else a long, slender,whip-like one without a sting. They areinhabitants of warm countries, and, rightlyor wrongly, are reputed to be species measure from i inch to 4or 5 inches in length. The curious Harvest-MEN have twoeyes, a small, compact, oval body, largepinc
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