For the same prudent reason the tail is carried aloft, over the scorpion’s back, when it walks, so that the whole organ, but especially the point of it, which is curled round again underneath, is preserved from contact with the outer world. The sting, or rather the sides of the poison vesicle just above it, are clothed with hairs, which are, no doubt, delicately tactile, and the same may be said of the tail and various other parts of the body. Touch, indeed, is the principal sense which conveys impressions to the soul of the scorpion. Sight is defective, and hearing does not seem to exist. * * * * * WILLIAM BRENDON AND SON, LTD., PRINTERS, PLYMOUTH ----- Footnote 154: Nature, June 1st, 1893. Footnote 155: Ibid., vol. xi. Footnote 156: Ibid., vol. xx. p. 577. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transcriber’s Notes Title page - Added missing period Pg. 42 - Changed ‘free-booter’ > ‘freebooter’ in caption to match illustration index and rest of text Pg. 106 - “Unto to me” > “Unto me” Pg. 140 - “Tierra del Fuega” > “Tierra del Fuego” Pg. 203 - ‘plausibilty’ > ‘plausibility’ Pg. 137 & 142 - ‘aphis’ > ‘Aphis’ to match other instances Pg. 145 - Corrected typo: ‘Sycænidæ’ > ‘Lycænidæ’ Pg. 187 - Corrected typo: ‘Bell’ > ‘Belt’ Pg. 217 - Corrected typo: “312, 33” > “312, 313” - Source checked Pg. 222 - Added missing close-quote w/reference to source Pg. 222 - Corrected typo: ‘Amophila’ > ‘Ammophila’ Pg. 253 - Corrected typo: ‘caterpilllar’ > ‘caterpillar’ Pg. 270 - Corrected typo: ‘replique’ > ‘réplique’ Pg. 290 - Corrected typo: ‘exisit’ > ‘exist’ Pg. 334 - Corrected typo: ‘especally’ > ‘especially’ Except for the above, inconsistent hyphenation, as well as archaic and non-standard spelling and has been retained.