. Homes without hands. : Being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction. Animals. CADDIS IXIES. 383 nests now before me, there are some very remarkable instances of the manner in which the insect has been obliged to adapt itself to circumstances. The most common style of case is that which is composed of a number of sticks and grass stems laid longitudinally upon each other like the fasces of the Eoman consuls. Of these I have specimens of various sizes and shapes, some being barely half an inch long, while others measure four. times tha
. Homes without hands. : Being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction. Animals. CADDIS IXIES. 383 nests now before me, there are some very remarkable instances of the manner in which the insect has been obliged to adapt itself to circumstances. The most common style of case is that which is composed of a number of sticks and grass stems laid longitudinally upon each other like the fasces of the Eoman consuls. Of these I have specimens of various sizes and shapes, some being barely half an inch long, while others measure four. times that length, the sticks being sometimes placed so irregu- larly, that the home of the architect is not easily seen. The creatures are not at all particular about the straightness of the sticks, but take them of any degrees of cun'ature, as in one of the examples represented in the illustration, where the stick is not only curved, but has a large bud at the 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1823-1871; Smith, E. A. (Edward Alfred); Pearson, G. (George). London : Longmans, Green, and Co.
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