The only other member of this animal group is the echidna, or spiny ant eater, of the same part of the world. It is, however, an inhabitant of rocky districts where it digs shallow burrows in sand or hides in rock crevices. The back is covered with sharp, backward-directed spines which give it the appearance of a small porcupine. It has a long, tubular snout from which projects the long, slender tongue covered with some sticky substance. With this it laps up ants and other insects. Like the platypus, it has short, strong legs with large claws with which it burrows with considerable speed. Burrowing, where possible, is its usual method of flight. Its other defense is to roll itself in a ball, when its sharp spines give it considerable protection. “The only way of carrying the creature”, says George Bennett (_Gatherings of a Naturalist in Australasia_) “is by one of its hind legs. Its powerful resistance and the sharpness of the spines will soon oblige the captor, attempting to seize it by any other part of the body, to be relinquish his hold.” INDEX Abominable Snow Man, 155 Ants, 6, 31, 36, 62, 71 Aphroditids, 39 Asp, 26 Bats, 121, 124 Bear, 133 Beavers, 185 Bees, 135, 144 Beetles, 142, 158 Birds, 27, 34, 43, 54, 55, 62, 70, 77, 81, 89, 96, 97, 102, 110 Brachiopods, 52 Bryozoa, 15 Caterpillars, 150 Caves, 3, 43, 57 Centipedes, 126 Chameleon, 9 Clams, 111, 113 Corals, 114 Crabs, 18, 125 Crocodile, 176 Ctenophores, 118 Dodo, 55 Dogs, 169 Duck Hawk, 97 Dugongs, 172 Eagle, 103, 162 Elephant, 93, 117, 120, 194 Fireflies, 164 Fish, 13, 33, 72, 89, 99, 143, 148, 156 Flowers, 31 Forests, 20, 42, 119 Frogs, 24, 160, 162, 167, 186 Gorilla, 194 Grasshopper, 113, 128, 130, 157 Guacharo, 43 Hornbills, 34 Horned Viper, 26, 162 Iguanas, 41 Insects, 26, 139, 181, 184 Lemmings, 196 Lizards, 30, 41, 174, 179, 180 Locusts, 128, 130 Manatees, 172 Mantid, 163 Mermaids, 172 Millipedes, 123 Mollusk, 165 Monkeys, 21, 37, 141, 183 Moth, 191 Ocean, 47 Octracoderms, 33 Opossum, 170 Orchids, 122, 191 Oysters, 117 Pearls, 112 Penguins, 5 Pigeons, 27 Plants, 46, 78, 108, 131, 137, 139, 149, 150, 154, 159, 187, 190, 192 Platypus, 199 Porcupine, 197 Proteus, 57 Proturans, 185 Rabbit, 192 Rats, 137, 141, 184, 195 Raven, 89 Reptiles, 61 Rotifers, 85 Salamander, 178 Sea Horse, 82 Sea Urchin, 50 Seals, 84, 161, 188 Shark, 134, 138 Shrew, 181 Silk Worm, 98 Skuas, 110 Snails, 44, 109, 152 Snakes, 26, 49, 77, 88, 105, 162, 174 Spiders, 9, 15, 30, 41, 67, 91 Sponge, 2 Squids, 67 Sting Rays, 89, 146 Tamandua, 21 Tarantula, 30 Termites, 45, 115, 137 Ticks, 20 Tiger, 196 Toads, 159, 162 Tomato, 92 Toucan, 108 Trees, 129, 141, 189, 190 Viper, 26, 162 Weasel, 193 Whippoorwill, 70