Nature's Teachings: Human Invention Anticipated by Nature

by J. G. Wood

A.
Aard-vark, [182], [227]
Abattis, [109]
Acaleph, [15]
Acorn Barnacles, [90]
Acoustics, [513]
Acrida viridissima, [231]
Actinurus, [461]
Adze, [234]
Æolian Harp, [518]
Aërostatics, [436]
Air-gun, [77]
Aloe, [252]
Amentum, [502]
Amphidotus cordatus, [224]
Anchor, [39]
Angler-fish, [91], [416]
Antherozoids, [368]
Ant-bear, [100]
Ant-lion, [52]
Anthidium manicatum, [237]
Ants, [391], [409]
Ants’ Nest, [214]
Aphides, [391]
Aphrodite aculeata, [353]
Apple-parer, [456]
Aquarium, [393]
Archer-fish, [78]
Architecture, [159]
Argus Star-fish, [89]
Armadillo, [189]
Armour, [120]
Art, [472]
Artesian Well, [433]
Arundinaria Schomburgkii, [28]
Ascalaphus, [111]
Ascidian, [497]
Aspidomorpha excelsum, [198]
Auger, [254]
B.
Baited Traps, [97]
Ball-and-socket Joint, [313]
Balloon, [436]
Bamboo, [28]
Band Saw, [244]
Barea, [147]
Barometer, [444]
Basket-urchin, [89]
Bats, [399]
Battering-ram, [153]
Beak of Duck, [354]
Beaver, [233]
Beds, [400]
Bee, [220]
Beroë, [15]
Bessemer Process, [299]
Bicycle, [503]
Binocular Microscope, [287]
Birdlime, [98]
Blow-gun, [75]
Boat, [5]
Boat-hook, [44]
Boatman, [12]
Boiling Water, [445]
Bombardier-beetle, [156]
Bombyx mori, [179]
Bosjesman, [308]
Bot-fly, [396]
Bower, [410]
Bower-birds, [410]
Bowsing of Rope, [318]
Brachinus crepitans, [156]
Bradawl, [249]
Brocken Spectre, [295]
Brown-tailed Moth, [180]
Brushes, [340]
Buffer of Train, [369]
Bullet-making Machine, [157]
Bunday, [69]
Burdock, [117]
Burial, [419]
Burying-ants, [420]
Burying-beetle, [507]
Buttons, [346]
Buttresses, [196]
C.
Cache, [397]
Callipers, [274]
Caltrops, [110]
Camel, [424]
Camera obscura, [277]
Candle, [351]
Carriage Spring, [363]
Cassava Press, [447]
Catapult, [361]
Catchpoll, [104]
Cathedral, [166]
Centrifugal Force, [500]
Cephalotus, [98]
Chaff-cutter, [320]
Chameleon-fly, [11]
Chinese Paper Lantern, [378]
Chinese Repeating Cross-bow, [365]
Chinese Stink-pot, [155]
Chirodota, [470]
Chisel, [232]
Chœtodon, [78]
Chromatrope, [305]
Cicada, [243], [518]
Circular Saw, [247]
Cistern, [422]
Clam Shell, [260]
Clasp, [347]
Climbing-spur, [134]
Cloth-dressing Machine, [339]
Club, [52]
Cnidæ, [371]
Coffee-making Machine, [329]
Coluber natrix, [106]
Combs, [343]
Compass, [491]
Concealment, [144]
Condenser, [428]
Contouring-glass, [272]
Coracle, [22]
Cordon Saw, [244]
Cork, [350]
Corrugation, [480]
Cossus ligniperda, [237]
Crab, [261]
Crab-pot, [103]
Creeper, [203]
Cricket, [388], [517]
Crow-oyster, [348]
Crushing Instruments, [320]
Cuckoo-spit, [146]
Culex pipiens, [9]
Cupping, [330]
Cuttle-bone of Sepia, [166]
Cydippe, [15]
D.
Daddy Long-legs, [337]
Dagger, [58]
Dam, [210]
Dandelion Seed, [439]
Decticus griseus, [231]
Deer-trap, [104]
Dew, [426]
Diamond Drill, [459]
Digging-stick, [223]
Dionea muscipula, [97]
Dipsacus fullonum, [339]
Disguise, [147]
Divers, [382]
Diving-bell, [383]
Diving Dress, [384]
Dog-fish Skin, [265]
Dome, [510]
Doors and Hinges, [172]
Drag, [43]
Dragon-fly, [455]
Dragon-fly Trachea, [376]
Drainage, [492]
Driver-ant, [201]
Drosera, [100]
Drum, [514]
Dutch Rush, [264]
E.
Ear, [515]
Ear-trumpet, [521]
Earth-worm, [44]
Earwig, [261]
Eaves, [184]
Echeneis remora, [333]
Echinococcus, [40]
Echinus, [315]
Echo, [525]
Echo-stone, [526]
Eel-pot, [103]
Egg-hatching Machine, [395]
Eider-duck, [401]
Elastic Springs, [360]
Elateridæ, [387]
Electric Eel, [486]
Electric Light, [488]
Electric Ray, [485]
Electric Tourniquet, [463]
Electricity, [482]
Elk, [131]
Elk-yard, [131]
Emperor-moth, [104]
Epeira diadema, [87], [345]
Equisetum, [264]
Ermine-moth, [180]
Escapement, [507]
Ether Spray, [428]
Eumenes, [311]
Eye, [277]
Eye of Spider, [288]
F.
Fairy Martin, [169]
Fall-trap, [140]
Fan, [416]
Feather Mail, [125]
Fencers, [317]
File, [263]
Filter, [352], [425]
Fire, [412]
Fire-fly, [489]
Fire-guard, [419]
Fish-hook Spiculæ, [117]
Fish-scales, [189]
Fish-tank, [393]
Fishing-frog, [91], [416]
Flying Dragon, [440]
Flying Frog, [441]
Flying Squirrel, [440]
Foot of Aard-vark, [227]
Foot of Mole, [226]
Foot of Mole-cricket, [226]
Fork-grinders, [356]
Fort, [129]
Fountains, [430]
Frog, [484]
Furnarius fuliginosus, [310]
Fur of Beaver, [186]
G.
Gad-fly, [254], [406]
Galleria alvearia, [151]
Galleria-moth, [151]
Garden Spider, [87], [345]
Gecko, [334]
Geometra Caterpillar, [149]
Geranium, [478]
Gerris, [467]
Gills of Fish, [414]
Gimlet, [252]
Gin, [95]
Girder, [193]
Glow-worm, [342], [439]
Gnat, [9]
Goat-moth, [237]
Goby, [334]
Gold-tailed Moth, [180]
Goose-grass, [116]
Gossamer Spider, [437]
Grallina Australia, [310]
Grasping Tools, [258]
Grass-blade, [250]
Grass-snake, [106]
Grass-wrack, [473]
Grasshopper, [337], [388]
Great Green Grasshopper, [231]
Grindstone, [325]
Gyrinus natator, [22]
Gyroscope, [503]
H.
Hammer and Anvil, [515]
Hammock, [402]
Hand, [450]
Harpoon, [71]
Heart or Hairy Urchin, [224]
Hedgehog, [110]
Hemerobius, [397]
Hen-coop, [393]
Hippopotamus, [508]
Hippopotamus Tooth, [234]
Hirundo Ariel, [169]
Hoof of Elephant, [364]
Hoof of Horse, [363]
Hookah, [377]
Hooks, [115], [398]
Hooks and Eyes, [346]
Hoop-shaver Bee, [237]
House-fly, [343], [456]
Human Spine, [369]
Hydra, [512]
Hydrant, [430]
Hymedesmia, [117]
Hyponomeuta padella, [180]
I.
Ice, [457]
Ice-house, [179]
Ichneumon-fly, [174], [249], [338]
Injecting Syringe, [65]
Iris of Eye, [293]
Ita Palm-tree, [162]
J.
Janthina communis, [48]
Japanese Fishing-rod, [460]
Japanese Singlethorn, [124]
Jaws of Crocodile, [366]
Jaws of Pike, [105]
Jaws of Shark, [106]
Jaws of Whale, [355]
K.
Kedge, [41]
Kite, [500]
Knee-joint, [316]
Kris, [239]
L.
Lace-wing Fly, [397]
Lagopus vulgaris, [150]
Lamp, [412]
Lampern, [335]
Lampetra fluviatilis, [335]
Lancet, [83], [239]
Lappet-moth, [149]
Laurel-bottle, [358]
Lazy-tongs, [454]
Leaf cutter Bees, [231]
Leaf-insect, [149]
Leaf-rollers, [362]
Leech, [335]
Lighthouses, [207]
Limnæa stagnalis, [6]
Limpet, [245], [332]
Loadstone, [490]
Lobster, [261], [497]
Locust, [231]
Long-tailed Titmouse, [401]
Lophius, [416]
Low-pressure Engine, [429]
Lump-sucker, [334]
M.
Maelström, [1]
Magdeburg Hemispheres, [331]
Magic Lantern, [294]
Magnetic Respirator, [356]
Main Gauche, [73]
Mangle, [324]
Mangrove-tree, [143]
Manuring, [492]
Mare’s Tail, [264]
Mason Wasp, [170]
Mat, [404]
Meadow Orchis, [100]
Measure, [267]
Medusa, [372], [512]
Megachile, [231]
Metronome, [506]
Microgaster alvearius, [174]
Microgaster glomeratus, [174]
Milk, [390]
Mines, [443]
Mining, [430]
Misericorde, [120]
Mole, [496]
Mole-cricket, [227]
Mont Cenis Tunnel, [267]
Mop, [502]
Mortar, [217]
Moselekatze, [162]
Moss, [371]
Mountains, [216]
Mouse-trap, [97]
Movable Gas-lamp, [376]
Mud-patten, [466]
Mud Walls, [181]
Multiplying-glass, [288]
Muscles of Leg, [449]
Mussel-shell, [35], [259]
Myrapetra scutellaris, [181]
Myrmeleo, [52]
Myrmica Kirbyi, [184]
N.
Nature-printing, [475]
Nautilus, [2], [464]
Needle-gun, [367]
Nemertes Borlasii, [93]
Nerves, [486]
Net, [85]
Northern Crown, [297]
Norton Tubes, [433]
Notonecta glauca, [13]
Nshiego Mbouvé, [160]
Nut-crackers, [321]
Nuthatch, [256]
O.
Octopus, [463]
Odynerus murarius, [170]
Œstrus bovis, [254]
Ophion, [174]
Optics, [276]
Orchis morio, [100]
Oscillation, [504]
Ostracion, [122]
Orang-outan, [161]
Oven-bird, [310]
Owl’s Eye, [284]
P.
Paddle-wood Tree, [198]
Paint, [219]
Palm-leaf, [418]
Paper, [472]
Parachute, [438]
Parasol, [407]
Pea-shooter, [74]
Pelecinus, [338]
Pelicans, [393]
Pelopœus, [312]
Pendulum, [505]
Pensile Oriole, [402]
Perfume Spray, [428]
Periwinkle, [245]
Phantasmascope, [305]
Philetærus socius, [135]
Pholas dactylus, [200]
Phryganea, [192]
Physa fontinalis, [8]
Physalis pelagicus, [46]
Pichiciago, [123]
Piddock, [200]
Pied Grallina, [310]
Pill Millipede, [123]
Pincers, [258]
Pinna pectinata, [35]
Pinna-shell, [35]
Pistolograph, [361]
Pitfall, [50]
Plane, [235], [250]
Pneumatic Peg, [330]
Poison, [62]
Polar Bear, [137]
Polistes, [481]
Polynoe, [71]
Porches, [183]
Porcupine, [110]
Porcupine Ant-eater, [110]
Porthesia auriflua, [180]
Porthesia chrysorrhœa, [180]
Portuguese Man-of-war, [46], [372]
Pouch-shell, [8]
Pressure of Atmosphere, [329]
Printing-press, [317]
Proboscis of Fly, [379]
Processionary Moth, [180]
Projectiles, [74]
Propolis, [220]
Pseudoscope, [287]
Ptarmigan, [150]
Pucunha, [76]
Puff and Dart, [75], [351]
Pulley, [452]
Pyramids, [216]
Q.
Quilt Armour, [126]
R.
Radius, [194]
Rain-cloud, [429]
Ranjows, [109]
Rat-tail Maggots, [385]
Rattan, [204]
Razor, [236]
Receiver of Air-pump, [511]
Reduvius personatus, [146]
Reed, [518]
Reverted Spikes, [102]
Ribbon Saw, [244]
Ring and Staple, [415]
Ringed Tissues, [378]
Robber-crab, [405]
Rocket, [462]
Rod and Line, [90]
Rolling-mill, [322]
Rosemary, [408]
S.
Sabella, [218]
Saddle-back, [348]
Sailing Raft, [5]
Salad-dressing Bottle, [511]
Sand-paper, [265]
Saturnia pavonia minor, [104]
Saw, [239]
Saw-fly, [241]
Sawyer-beetle, [248]
Scale Armour, [123]
Scales of Butterfly’s Wings, [187]
Scaling-fork, [133]
Scarabæus, [494]
Scissors, [228]
Screw, [498]
Sea-anemone, [8]
Sea-basket, [89]
Sea-mouse, [353]
Sea-urchin, [315]
Seed-drills, [336]
Sepia officinalis, [167]
Serpula, [44], [135], [219], [352]
Sewage, [496]
Sewing, [406]
Shark-tooth Sword, [56]
Shears, [228]
Sheep-fly, [396]
Shell of Tortoise, [188]
Ship-worm, [200]
Short-tailed Manis, [124], [188]
Sialis armata, [275]
Siamese Link, [448]
Silkworm, [158]
Silkworm Cocoon, [179]
Siren, [523]
Sirex gigas, [252]
Skidor, [466]
Skip-jack Beetle, [387]
Skull, [210], [511]
Slates, [188]
Sling, [502]
Sloth, [398]
Slug, [245]
Smoke-jack, [499]
Snow-house of Esquimaux, [163]
Snow-house of Seal, [163]
Snow-shoe, [464]
Spade, [223]
Spear, [58]
Spectroscope, [297]
Spider, [509]
Spider-crab, [147]
Spiked Defences, [107]
Spiracles of Fly, [357]
Spiral, [498]
Spiral Spring, [371]
Spiral Tissues, [375]
Spirit-level, [271]
Spokeshave, [236]
Spout-hole, [434]
Sprat-sucker, [71]
Spring, [430]
Spring-bow, [142]
Spring-gun, [142]
Spring-jack, [386]
Spring Solitaire, [371]
Spring-tails, [388]
Spring-trap, [95]
Squirrel, [456]
Stag-beetle, [248]
Star-fish, [332]
Steam-blast, [443]
Steelyard, [450]
Stereoscope, [286]
Stereotype, [479]
Stethoscope, [522]
Stickleback, [218]
Still, [425]
Stinging Jelly-fish, [372]
Stinging-nettle, [67]
Stipple, [477]
Stoat, [150]
Stone-fly, [192]
Stopper, [350]
Stove, [413]
Stratiomys, [11]
Stratiomys chamæleon, [11]
String, [515]
Subterranean Dwelling, [213]
Suckers of Cuttle-fish, [332]
Suckers of Water-beetle, [332]
Sucking Eggs, [445]
Sucking-fish, [333]
Sucking Sugar-cane, [445]
Sumpitan, [75]
Sundew, [100]
Surgical Cradle, [405]
Suspension-bridge, [202]
Swallow-tailed Butterfly, [468]
Sword, [56]
Sword-grass, [57]
Synapta, [40], [470]
Synovia, [454]
T.
Tachina, [172]
Tail of Scorpion, [66]
Tailor-bird, [406]
Tearing Weapons, [112]
Teazle, [339]
Teeth, [327]
Telegraph, [487]
Terebella, [218]
Teredo, [200]
Termite, [153], [182], [394]
Thaumatrope, [302]
Thigh-bone, [314]
Thornback-crab, [147]
Throwing-stick, [79]
Ties, [194]
Tiger-beetle, [134]
Tiger-claw, [112]
Tiger-moth, [403]
Tiles, [187]
Tillage, [492]
Tipula, [337]
Toggle, [316]
Tools, [222]
Tools of Measurement, [267]
Top, [503]
Torpedo, [485]
Tortoise, [229]
Toucan, [346]
Trachea of Animals, [380]
Trachea of Insects, [376]
Trap-door Spider, [175]
Traveller’s Tree, [423]
Tree-caddis, [111]
Trench, [150]
Trichiosoma lucorum, [242]
Tripod Wheel-bearer, [461]
Triquetra, [219]
Troglodytes calvus, [160]
Trombone, [520]
Trunk-fish, [122]
Trypoxylon aurifrons, [312]
Tunnel, [168], [199]
Turbine Pump, [497]
Turkish Bath, [426]
Turtle, [229]
U.
Ulna, [194]
Umbrella, [407]
Useful Arts, [308]
V.
Vallisneria Plant, [38]
Varnish, [219]
Velella, [2]
Venus Fly-trap, [97]
Vertebræ of Snake, [314]
Victoria Regia, [196]
Violet Snail, [48]
Voltaic Pile, [484]
W.
Walls, [177]
Walrus, [41], [136]
Waraus, [162]
Wart-biter, [231]
Wasp, [474]
Wasp-comb, [167]
Water-boatman, [13]
Water-fall, [431]
Water-gnat, [467]
Water-lily, [382]
Water Main, [497]
Water-ram, [434]
Water-snail, [6]
Water-spider, [383]
Water-tank, [423]
Water Telescope, [291]
Water Turbine, [463]
Wax, [220]
Wax-moth, [151]
Weaver-bird, [169], [185]
Webbed Feet, [467]
Wet-bulb Thermometer, [428]
Wheat Straw, [27]
Wheel, [469]
Wheel Animalculæ, [306]
Whelk, [245]
Whirlwig-beetle, [22], [292]
Whispering Gallery, [526]
Wind, [442]
Window, [190]
Woodpecker, [256]
Woolly Bear, [110]
Wurble-fly, [396]
Z.
Zarabatana, [76]
Zoetrope, [305]
Zostera marina, [473]

THE END.
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Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber:
Bombadier-beetle=> Bombardier-beetle {pg 144}
very ong after=> very long after {pg 262}
the Multipying-glass=> the Multiplying-glass {pg 290}
fills the air=> fill the air {pg 356}
cook their flood=> cook their food {pg 412}
If the hand move towards=> If the hand move towards {pg 444}
protecting the yelk=> protecting the yolk {pg 511}

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