Show T tog TOT novin NOVIL some sonie of B our reader may hav har heard of the tenacity with which he the venomous tar tarantula is pu raked uy an inveterate enemy in the tk form of a civi tinge e wasp invariably resulting in the defeat and iid ild tid death 1 ef of the former we were anye n eye witness to orl one 0 01 theo these conflicts last laet week while on a is risible a ab f emong among armong the hills this is fhe he season aoh goh when the poisonous taran tarantula leaves his v rrell ell eli asli asil toned abode to perambulate the dutty broads and ind the smooth path so 90 of often ten trod by the ind indas i rious arious miners and about their haunts a dozen dozis or so 10 may my be sean scan any day of this hideous hideout ment meat of the spider lace race vithina wi thina circuit of a few ew yards leisurely wending their way alog the tha roads and bye ways often have wa with att attentive etive curiosity Y hrs his S S awkward gai gal jhno lifting dislong his long iong and unwieldy lees abb abl above ove the bort hort I 1 blade blades s of grass and wondered for what uses and avd I 1 purposes this ugly little monster was gas placed iaco laco pon this beautiful globe globs 1 While attentively watch ing teg th the toot lons of one one of these insects duning during 1 our walk we were corch couch surprised to se aee the object of our attraction cajon suddenly stop short in his na d itself ap to its fuli flight as though watching the a dons doni I 1 ing of some unwe unwelcome visitor we wd at first supe posed had just harln harin es espied led us and wab was vv ases abes escaping cap danger from froni our hands s but upon our retreat ina inq hog ing i few steps be h quickly crouched hid behind a tuft tf bof of aried dried grass and aid remaining iema lema ining ver very quiet u leti ieti seemed to make himself es small smail as possible A slight blight buzzing was heard beard iu in the air and jand in n a ill lii ormont a wasi aasi wasp passed quickly near hovering on the wing over liis ills hig mg vidt victim 16 the ciuci dreaded tarantula like some birdoff bird bira of prey re the wasp ir remained a aud and iid theu theo quick as thought darted darned down upon his bil enemy and n d stu sfung pg him many times the tile tarantula hla ula under began hegan wran ap a retreat with all the speed ed of which b he e was wah c ca a pabre pable but the tha wasp hung even over him with revenge ful tenacity and nd again and agaid struck hii hil hurwith hun with its venci nou biting Orad rad nally i thie flight of the tarantula became slower and mo more re lr irregular if eula tula ana and at ht length thrusts of bf his blanott bl acott conqueror he lie died b biting the grass with his bis terrible faai fangs s the wasp now dow seized 4 his commenced dragging him aw g i w what dt in tent weco ud busl busi busineau callet lu 8 thence then Ihen nce cc tat attacks up ioa ion antu mim lim are so fawl h elli eili black ac body oc r v eveljow e aw I 1 amps and is ar aliner 10 mai maj may been beena een seen protruding din did 9 i 1 ag aa if ii iles flie sIt ini t fears tears not the presence of in mannor manner a or beast Mien when in pursuit of biss wis eil eti enemy eav 7 Af after aes irethe victo ry iye ive turned wondering why this feuds feud began which is followed up with such ex hate so like the practices of the higher higer animal manc man mariposa Oa pazette gazette zette I 1 |