Half hours with the lower animalsHALF HOURS WITH THE LOWER ANIMALSReading editionChapter navigation33 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…HALF HOURS WITH THE LOWER ANIMALSCHARLES FREDERICK HOLDERPREFACEI. INHABITANTS OF A DROP OF WATERII. THE SPONGESIII. THE JELLYFISHESIV. THE SEA ANEMONESV. THE CORALSVI. THE STONE LILIESVII. THE STARS OF THE SEAVIII. OCEAN HEDGEHOGSIX. THE SEA CUCUMBERSX. THE WORMSXI. THE TWO-VALVED SHELLSXII. THE UNIVALVESXIII. THE CUTTLEFISHESXIV. THE CRUSTACEANSXV. FROM BARNACLES TO LOBSTERSXVI. THE CRABSXVII. LUMINOUS CRABSXVIII. THE INSECTSXIX. LOWER FORMS OF INSECTSXX. THE SPIDERSXXI. SOME SIX-LEGGED INSECTSXXII. SOME MIMICSXXIII. THE GRASSHOPPERS AND LOCUSTSXXIV. THE BEETLESXXV. THE BUGSXXVI. FLIES AND MOSQUITOESXXVII. THE BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHSXXVIII. THE ANTSXXIX. THE BEES AND WASPSINDEXBeginning of this editionNext chapter →CHARLES FREDERICK HOLDERAll chapters and sections (33)HALF HOURS WITH THE LOWER ANIMALSCHARLES FREDERICK HOLDERPREFACEI. INHABITANTS OF A DROP OF WATERII. THE SPONGESIII. THE JELLYFISHESIV. THE SEA ANEMONESV. THE CORALSVI. THE STONE LILIESVII. THE STARS OF THE SEAVIII. OCEAN HEDGEHOGSIX. THE SEA CUCUMBERSX. THE WORMSXI. THE TWO-VALVED SHELLSXII. THE UNIVALVESXIII. THE CUTTLEFISHESXIV. THE CRUSTACEANSXV. FROM BARNACLES TO LOBSTERSXVI. THE CRABSXVII. LUMINOUS CRABSXVIII. THE INSECTSXIX. LOWER FORMS OF INSECTSXX. THE SPIDERSXXI. SOME SIX-LEGGED INSECTSXXII. SOME MIMICSXXIII. THE GRASSHOPPERS AND LOCUSTSXXIV. THE BEETLESXXV. THE BUGSXXVI. FLIES AND MOSQUITOESXXVII. THE BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHSXXVIII. THE ANTSXXIX. THE BEES AND WASPSINDEXPROTOZOANS, SPONGES, CORALS, SHELLS INSECTS, AND CRUSTACEANS◇BY◇CHARLES FREDERICK HOLDER →