Wherever we go, let us keep our eyes open and our minds awake to the lessons of Nature. Then we shall be able to learn what beauty and wisdom lie hid, even in such humble things as flies and worms. We shall find much to delight us in beetles; and be as happy as kings while we search out the secrets of airy hunters and marvellous little fishes.
J. M. N. W.
CONTENTS.
| LESSON | PAGE | |
| I. | A Look at an Ant | [1] |
| II. | The Life of an Ant | [4] |
| III. | The Ant’s Home | [9] |
| IV. | The Ants at Home | [13] |
| V. | The Ants on a Trip | [16] |
| VI. | The Farmer Ants | [20] |
| VII. | Ants and Their Trades | [24] |
| VIII. | The Slave Ants | [28] |
| IX. | Wonder Ants | [31] |
| X. | The Ways of Ants | [34] |
| XI. | Mr. Worm and his Family | [39] |
| XII. | Mr. Earth-worm at Home | [42] |
| XIII. | Mr. Worm at Work | [46] |
| XIV. | Mr. Worm’s Cottage by the Sea | [49] |
| XV. | Mr. Worm at Home | [52] |
| XVI. | A Look at a House-fly | [56] |
| XVII. | How to Look at a Fly | [59] |
| XVIII. | Mrs. Fly and her Foes | [63] |
| XIX. | Of what Use are Flies | [66] |
| XX. | A Swarm of Flies | [68] |
| XXI. | Some Queer Flies | [71] |
| XXII. | In Armor Clad | [73] |
| XXIII. | When Mr. Beetle was Young | [78] |
| XXIV. | How to Learn about Beetles | [81] |
| XXV. | The Rose Beetle | [84] |
| XXVI. | Princes and Giants | [88] |
| XXVII. | The Little Sexton | [92] |
| XXVIII. | The Story of the Stag Beetle | [97] |
| XXIX. | Mr. Beetle Seeks for a Home | [101] |
| XXX. | The Little Water-men | [105] |
| XXXI. | Whirligig Beetles | [110] |
| XXXII. | What a Fisherman Told | [113] |
| XXXIII. | Mr. Barnacle and his Son | [116] |
| XXXIV. | A Fishing Party | [121] |
| XXXV. | A Last Look at Mr. Barnacle | [125] |
| XXXVI. | Flowers of the Sea | [127] |
| XXXVII. | The Life of a Jelly-fish | [131] |
| XXXVIII. | Sea-stars | [137] |
| XXXIX. | A Sea-change | [141] |
| XL. | The Star-fish with an Overcoat | [145] |
| XLI. | The Flying Flowers | [151] |
| XLII. | Under the Water | [155] |
| XLIII. | A Happy Change | [160] |
| XLIV. | The Dragon-fly and his Cousins | [164] |
| XLV. | The Wings of the Dragon-fly | [167] |
| Review Lessons | [173] |
SEASIDE AND WAYSIDE.
LESSON I.
A LOOK AT AN ANT.
You have been told[1] that an insect is a living creature with a body made in rings, and divided into three parts. Most insects have six legs, four wings, and two feelers.
The Wasp.