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Show Protection for Animals. Mimicry among butterflies, moths and other Insects would bo comic were tt not a matter ot llfo or death. Not a few moths have at tho hinder ends of their wings a black mark and two or moro tails resembling the horns of their own heads. A veteran In warfare not soldom has these portions por-tions missing a proof of the valuo in having saved his lite. Thus tho lizard's liz-ard's brittle, tall, which, first attracting attract-ing the enemy, comes oft at his touch, lets his would-be proy escape. When at bay crabs distract the enemy by 'throwing oft their claws and lobsters lob-sters do tho trick yet raoro neatly by seizing the enemy with a claw and then throwing off limb and enemy. Thus the bushy tall of the squirrel is accounted for there Is a chance, ot escaping tho enemy minus a mouthful mouth-ful ot fur. |