. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. 'ii to vans whon she took it up. It is very fond of \v.,rins, will cat any Iviiul of cairi. ii anil souictuiies, wlicu pressud liy luuiovr, has no sciiiplu in eating its own Ixind. Jl lius iimiiy t'ncnues, as IS suro to be tiio case when a little creature is produced in ahsdlute iIoiuIh, when it is quite harmless easily obtained, and excellent Sea-birds feed liii-My ujion the Sand-hopiieis, and many hmd- irds are in the habit of passiu&qu
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. 'ii to vans whon she took it up. It is very fond of \v.,rins, will cat any Iviiul of cairi. ii anil souictuiies, wlicu pressud liy luuiovr, has no sciiiplu in eating its own Ixind. Jl lius iimiiy t'ncnues, as IS suro to be tiio case when a little creature is produced in ahsdlute iIoiuIh, when it is quite harmless easily obtained, and excellent Sea-birds feed liii-My ujion the Sand-hopiieis, and many hmd- irds are in the habit of passiu"' much of thi'iitinie u]MUi the shore, and eating their till of these Crustacea. The green' crab is a WmW cneiiiy to the Saiid-ho])per, even running it down in fair chase, as I have witnessed (HKldisiilMymg wonderful ingenuity in iMniiieing upon the active little erealnre jnst as it .lr>muls iroiii Its leap. Lveii a little beetle, nâc a (piarter its size, feeds ni)on the Sand- lioppcr iiistnictively attacking it from below, where it is comparatively bv Its s lelly coat. Sometimes three or four beetles \nll unite in their attacks upon a siiede hand hop]ler. The teclinical name of tliis beeli- is Cl/lonnn Jakral,: ° Tlie SiioijK-iioi'i'Ki! {Unhrstia Ilttorea) is also plentiful on sandy coasts, prefeiiin- thusc where the sand is si)rinkle(l with rocks. It may 1 â known from the siUid-himneT Its laere comi)ressed body, the ])artly clawed character of the two first pair ol' le-s and tlm coiajiaratividy small of â¦lu' first pair. Though it hops on the sand, like the species, ami has many similar habits, it is seldom found occupyin-- the same locality, the saiid-hojiper taking to one part of the coast ami the Sliore-hoi)per to anullu'r. ^ *â reference to the , a strange-looking creature will bo seen occupyin.^ the owrr leM-liand corner. This is the common , an example of the next family. Ill lliese creatuivs the
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