Show the land of wonders I 1 shasta county california Is the land of wonders the latest Is the dancing egg it Is 19 laid by an as yet undetermined insect on the leaves ol of oak trees masses of these eggs cling to the under side of the leaf end ad as they advance toward mat maturity ur ity they drop to the ground and dance about by holding an oak twig containing any number of eggs to ones qu a cracking sound rally may be heard beard like the spitting of electric sparks the shell contains a tiny grub working for release in many towns collections of 0 the eggs are on exhibition when laid on a table these eggs bound about and spring into the air sometimes to a height of 10 inches they fire are particularly active in the early morning morn lug |