CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.Inhabitants of a Drop of Water[7]
II.The Sponges[18]
III.The Jellyfishes[26]
IV.The Sea Anemones[38]
V.The Corals[44]
VI.The Stone Lilies[56]
VII.The Stars of the Sea[60]
VIII.Ocean Hedgehogs[65]
IX.The Sea Cucumbers[70]
X.The Worms[73]
XI.The Two-valved Shells[89]
XII.The Univalves[103]
XIII.The Cuttlefishes[117]
XIV.The Crustaceans[128]
XV.From Barnacles to Lobsters[134]
XVI.The Crabs[145]
XVII.Luminous Crabs[156]
XVIII.The Insects[159]
XIX.Lower Forms of Insects[164]
XX.The Spiders[168]
XXI.Some Six-legged Insects[178]
XXII.Some Mimics[186]
XXIII.The Grasshoppers and Locusts [190]
XXIV.The Beetles[195]
XXV.The Bugs[199]
XXVI.Flies and Mosquitoes[204]
XXVII.The Butterflies and Moths[212]
XXVIII.The Ants[222]
XXIX.The Bees and Wasps[228]
Index[233]

HALF HOURS WITH

THE LOWER ANIMALS

PROTOZOANS, SPONGES, CORALS, SHELLS, INSECTS, AND CRUSTACEANS