. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE THREE-SPINED STICKLEBACK. 213 Moat of them build nests quite elaborately—which the male defends with great spirit. They inhabit the fresh waters and arms of the sea in Northern Europe and America. The Nine-spined Stickleback {Oasterosteus pungitms) is a form equally known in the northern parts of Europe and America, found in both fresh and salt water. Eight other species are known in American waters. The following ax^count of European sjiecies discloses the habits of nest-building, a
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE THREE-SPINED STICKLEBACK. 213 Moat of them build nests quite elaborately—which the male defends with great spirit. They inhabit the fresh waters and arms of the sea in Northern Europe and America. The Nine-spined Stickleback {Oasterosteus pungitms) is a form equally known in the northern parts of Europe and America, found in both fresh and salt water. Eight other species are known in American waters. The following ax^count of European sjiecies discloses the habits of nest-building, and other habits that apply equally to American forms. The Theee-spined Stickleback, a very common fish, is also known under the names of •Tittlebat, Pricklefish, and Shaeplin,. THREE-SPINEU STICKLEBACK AND FIFTEEN-SPINED STICKLEBACK, WITH NEST.—Gasterosleus aculeatus and Oasterosteus spinachia. (Natural Size.) It is a most bold and lively little fish, hardly knowing fear, pugnacious to an absurd degree, and remarkably interesting in its habits. Even more voracious than the perch, it renders great service to mankind in keeping within due bounds the many aquatic and terrestrial insects, which, although perfonning their indispensable duties in the world, are so extremely prolific, that they would render the coiintry uninhabitable were they allowed to increase with- out some check. So voracious and fearless indeed is this little creature that it .always foiins the earliest game of the juvenile angler, who need not trouble himself in the least about the temper of his hooks, the fineness of liis tackle, or the delicate balance of Ms float. Any one can catch a Stickle- back without rod, float, or even hook. All that is needful is to repair to the nearest streamlet, armed witli a yard or two of thread and a walking-stick. Thin twine will answer very well instead of the thread, and even the stick is not absolutely needed. Having proceeded thus. Please note that these images are ex
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