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N A M E :
L A T I N M E A N I N G :
I D E N T I F I C A T I O N :
R A N G E A N D H A B I T A T :
N I C H E S :
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O F F S P R I N G :
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R A N G E M A P
(Anthrocephalus craniofractens.)
Leading a vengeful existence, resenting the intrusion of the
logger, the argropelter deals misery to the lumber jack from
Maine to Oregon. Ill fares the man who attempts to pass a
Hollow tree in which one of these creatures has taken up its
temporary abode. The unfortunate is usually found smashed
or pinned by a dead branch and reported as having been killed
by a falling limb. So unerring is the aim of the argropelter
that despite diligent search I have been unable to locate more
than one man who has been the target for one of their missiles
and yet survived to describe the beast. This is Big Ole Kittle-
son, who, upon a certain occasion, when cruising timber on the
upper St. Croix, was knocked down by a partly rotten limb
thrown by an argropelter. This limb was so punky that it shat-
tered on Ole's head, and he had time to observe the rascally
beast before it bounded from the tree and whisked itself off
through the woods.#################################
According to Ole, the animal has a slender, wiry body, the
villainous face of an ape, and arms like muscular whiplashes,
with which it can snap off dead branches and hurl them through
the air like shells from a six-inch gun. It is supposed to feed
upon hoot owls and woodpeckers, the scarcity of which will
always prevent the argropelter from becoming numerous in any
locality.#########################################
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