. Animal physiology. Physiology, Comparative. ^^^:r^ Fig. 2C().—Ant Lion in perfect state. upon ants and other small insects, whose juices it sucks ; but it moves slowly and with difficulty, so that it could scarcely have obtained the requisite supply of food, if ^N'ature had not guided it in the construction of a remarkable snare, which entraps the prey it could not acquire by pursuit. It digs in fine sand a little funnel-shaped pit (fig. '2Qd), and conceals. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration
. Animal physiology. Physiology, Comparative. ^^^:r^ Fig. 2C().—Ant Lion in perfect state. upon ants and other small insects, whose juices it sucks ; but it moves slowly and with difficulty, so that it could scarcely have obtained the requisite supply of food, if ^N'ature had not guided it in the construction of a remarkable snare, which entraps the prey it could not acquire by pursuit. It digs in fine sand a little funnel-shaped pit (fig. '2Qd), and conceals. 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 Carpenter, William Benjamin, 1813-1885. London : H. G. Bohn
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