NATURE NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19899, 30 May 1936, Page 18 (Supplement)

NATURE NOTES.

._.. THE NIKAU PALM. The nikau palm, which is a native of New Zealand, is mainly found in the moisi parts or the bush, and is very hard to get to grow in an open garden space. Harold Andersen. THE ANTEATER. The anteater is a mammal round in South America and South Africa. ii possesses a long. cylindrical tongue coated with a viscid secretion. This tongue it thrusts into anthilis and draws it form covered with ants. which it devours, The American species is toothless; the African species has molar teeth—(Copied) Joan Quinlan. THE FLYING SNAKE. The flying snake is the most remarkable or all snakes. it is rare, being found only in Java and Malaysia. It is a tree lsnake and possesses the amazing ability to flatten itseli‘ out like a ribbon and sail iirum tree to tree. when in night its lrlbs spread out similar to the way a cobra {flattens its neck when striking. \Vhen ithis unusual rcptile makes a direct descent .iz sails down to the ground in spiral li‘ashion. A number or attempts has been jinade ll) bring it to northern countries. ‘lbut the snakes have always (lien in transli. lis scientific name is chrysopeicu oi'nata.~—(Copieci,) Joan Pluinmcr. WWW.

A QUEER LILY. I In my garden there has grown men I queer lily. It is greeuy coloured with black spots all over lt. Although it has been in the garden for a long tlmo It has not flowered. . Phyllis Long. __.... THI FLY. The fly has two little claws ll! clan root land under them ‘wo tiny pad- composed lor small hnstles. Really these hrlnlea are minute tubes through whlch the fly can squeeze out quanmles of sticky nuld. Hence. by means or these glue-pads and brlstles, he 15 able to walk at any anng or. the smoothest surface. (Copied) Freya Marshall. M an: run. The ash tree attains a heighk of 60 to so reel. The reddish flowers appear In March and April. before the leuves. and [are succeeded by wln‘ged fruit. Among IBHtlsh trees the ash ranks next In the leak 1n importance. 1!: strong, tough Wood .is easily hem after steamlng. I: In much {used by Wheelwrlghts, coochbullders. cahlhmtmakers and turners. Agricultural Implements, barrel hoops. wheels. tennis rarqucls and hockey sticks are made from asll wood. Alice llnrrls (la). MW-“