. The world of animal life. Zoology. 3°4 THE WORLD OF ANIMAL LIFE water only, has become a frog, which can live either in the water or on land. The frog catches a fly in a very curious way. Its tongue, instead of being formed like ours, is reversed, as it were, with the root just inside the lips, and the tip down the throat. This tongue. Frog is very sticky, like that of the night-jar, so that if it once touches an insect it holds it quite firmly. When the frog sees a fly within reach, it takes careful aim, darts out its tongue, just touches its victim with it, and draws it back. The fly stick
. The world of animal life. Zoology. 3°4 THE WORLD OF ANIMAL LIFE water only, has become a frog, which can live either in the water or on land. The frog catches a fly in a very curious way. Its tongue, instead of being formed like ours, is reversed, as it were, with the root just inside the lips, and the tip down the throat. This tongue. Frog is very sticky, like that of the night-jar, so that if it once touches an insect it holds it quite firmly. When the frog sees a fly within reach, it takes careful aim, darts out its tongue, just touches its victim with it, and draws it back. The fly sticks to the tongue, and is carried into the frog's mouth; and so quickly is it caught and swallowed that you can hjirdly see the operation. Frogs are very useful to us, for they destroy all kinds of mischievous insects. Good gardeners, therefore, are very glad to have them in the garden, and will sometimes even purchase them if they do not find a sufficient number there already. Most of the frogs and toads are nocturnal in habit, as they cannot bear dry air; a few exist in shrubs and trees, but always in moist situations. THE TOADS (Family BUFONID^) Toads vary from the typical frog so far as to be placed in a family by themselves. Their differences to the common observer. 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 Smith, Fred, pseud. , ed. London, Glasgow [etc. ] Blackie and son, Ltd.
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