Aug, 16—Among the worst pests in the Wel hhaiwel hills isa spedes of stinging caterpillar which clings beneath the leaves of the seruboak and stings anything which touches the fine hairs with which It Is covered: ts heraldic motto should certainly: be "nema me_tmpune aces", or something of that sort, for" you merely have to brush against it with your bare akin to get a. prickling sting which wit Hest' you for days: Chinese' children either Tub the place with a. round stone (presumably to prest the hairs out) or with dock Teaveo—just 6 we cured eltlo slings in the days of our youth. 'Being interested. in these creatures uch' against. my will, T have noted one of Nature' curious compensations' he" black ants seem to be one of the most down-trodden, all insects; men other animate. tread. Upon them a wink: "yet, with their hard Skins, they can handle theve'caterpiliars with impunity as no other creature this time of the year the caterpillars, fand black varieties, are small; so when the young ants are requiring food the scavengers fof the nest hunt among the leaves for the caterpillars and drag them off (0 their Tarders once "nipped and made to. fall off their ative Yeaves they are ensily" dragged away by "a party of enthusiastic bearers, Only later, when the caterpillars have grown into veritable Gullivers among the. Liiputian does any dif culty arise, for they have become strong to be disturbed by 80, when one of them meets tind falls to the ground, the Lillipatians gather in force and roll it home ike "the proverbial bacon, 'Aug, 26-1 have always liked Hedgehogs but owing to their nocturnal habits nave seen very Iitio of them." "This scounteyside. must Hedgehogs' paradise with its large supply. of [beetles and other succulent morsels (not for getting the eggs of ground-neating birds) and T have kept 2. sharp look-out "at. conven! water-holes in the hope of secing one for animals are great water drinkers and may often be seen assuaging their thirst in. the early morning hours....but all-in vain: my e010 Feward has been a report from a friend who has an artifelal pool which proved the undoing tone thirsty animal: the concrete edge of the pool is some inches above the watery and the oer creature, leaning over (0 reach. ug' Tiquld, over-balanced "and. was" found frowned: Togs of any kind were hover food swimmers! "But this incident at least. hae result of bringing forth a good (and perfect true) story, which is worth recording. In the depth of winter @ man found a large snowball [surrounded by the pad-marks of some unknown animal—and with no other evidence to account {for "its existence: seeking an explanation the man- dug into the snowball and found in ite entre....0° curled-up Hedgehog! Then the Jexplanation became clear: the hungry animal had dug up a hibernating Hedgehog and started to roll it, probably with the hope of making luneurl (but the hedgehog went on sleeping): the more it was rolled, the more the snow suck...until the whole mass was {00 abandoned, "Finally the man home and thawed it out—but "went gamekeepers who. Kill hedgehogs on sight because of the egg-stealing habit.
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