Odd Fish

T"rogs, toads and serpenfs never tafee any food Imt thr.t which they are satisfied is alive. If a bee, wa?p or hornet stings, it is nearly always at the expense of his life. Tuvtles dig holes in the sand by the sea shoro and bury their eggs, leaving them to be hatehed by the sun. Lobsters are very pngnacious, and fight severC battles. If they lose a claw anothef grows ont. Naturalista say that a Ringle swallow will devour six thousand flies a day. The tarántula of Texas is nothing more than an enormous spider. A single codlish produces more than a rnillion eggs in one season. A wliale sueldes its young, and is therefore not a flah. The mother's affection is remarkable. Toads becomo torpid in winter and hide themselves, taking no food for ñve or six months. Serpeiita of all species shed their skins anmially, like sea-crabs and lobtere. Turtles and tortoises have their skeletons partly outside of, instead of within, the body. It is believed that crocodiles live to be hnudreds of years old. The ancient Ëgyptians ombalmed them. in South America there is a proliflc honey bee that has not been furnished' with a sting. In the darkest night fishes pursue their usual movements the same as by daylight. Serpents ncver feed on anything but animal food, wliich they themselves put to doath or swallow alive. Seals are as intelligent as dogs, and may be made to perform many tricks like them. The heacl of a rattlesnako has been koown to inflict a fatal wound after being separated from the body. If the eye of n newt is put out another perject eye is soon supplied by rajpid growth. Fishes have no eyelids, and necessarily sleep vith eyes open. Alh'gators fall into a lethargie sleep during the winter, like a toad. There are agricultural ants in Texas that actually plant grain and reap bef ore the harvest.