. Ways of the six-footed. Insects. 134 WAYS OF THE SIX-FOOTED Most skilfully he makes his snare. It is formed like a dip-net and fastened with silk to a frame of leaves or pebbles, so that its distended mouth is directed up-stream. Near the frame it consists of fragments of vegetation woven into a silken tapestry and is finished at the end with a bag Fig. 44. A Seine and the Fish- ^f coarse, even mesh. The erman's Hut. » , . , . regularity of this bit of netting is beautiful to behold, and its use shows the cleverness of the builder. This large mesh allows the water to flow through freely, and
. Ways of the six-footed. Insects. 134 WAYS OF THE SIX-FOOTED Most skilfully he makes his snare. It is formed like a dip-net and fastened with silk to a frame of leaves or pebbles, so that its distended mouth is directed up-stream. Near the frame it consists of fragments of vegetation woven into a silken tapestry and is finished at the end with a bag Fig. 44. A Seine and the Fish- ^f coarse, even mesh. The erman's Hut. » , . , . regularity of this bit of netting is beautiful to behold, and its use shows the cleverness of the builder. This large mesh allows the water to flow through freely, and thereby leave entangled in the seine any little creature not small enough to pass through. The mechanism of the structure is simple and self regulating. On the side of this tiny seine toward the current of the stream is a little passage which leads to the seine- builder's house. This is a rather crudely constructed tube made of sticks and stones fastened to the surface of the stone with silk, and just large enough to fit its occupant. Lying in his house, his alert head reaching out in the passageway, our small fisherman needs only to take a step or two to examine his haul and sate his appetite. This clever little artisan is a caterpillar hardly more. 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 Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. Boston, Ginn & Company
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