This Wonderful World
In the days of long ago, people talked of <Ae Seven Wonders of the World. These monumarti of antiquity have held the attention of humanity in all ages, bui science has revealed to the world of the present century marvels undreamed of by thf ancients. The mircroscope and camera hate di». covered to us the wonders of the heavens, strange and beautiful things of earth, and of the Waters under the earth. Under the above heading, some of these modem wonders will be illustrated and described in our page from time to time.—Editor.
The Long-necked Ant-lion
If you were to Bee one of these amazing insects creeping upcn you from a pile of sand, you would quite excusably run shrieking from the spot! But they are really not quite sf* fearsome in real life, for the sketch has been made from a greatly enlarged photograph, and the insects are in reality only half an inch long. The ant-lion is believed to be the larva of the long-winged fly shown in the sketch. It lives in the rocks and sand among the tombs and pyramids of Egypt, and the long neck is probably given to these strange insects so that they can reach into the cracks and crevices of their rocky homes.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22250, 26 October 1935, Page 4 (Supplement)
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214This Wonderful World New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22250, 26 October 1935, Page 4 (Supplement)
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