that towards the net or apex of the triangle, takes that direction, and becomes ensnared.
Opossums are of various kinds and sizes.

They inhabit the hollows of trees, or sometimes the tops, where they make a house for themselves with boughs.

They are also found in the holes of rocks.

They are hunted both in the day-time and by moon-light.

During the day the native, as he passes along, examines minutely the bark of the trees, to see whether any marks have been left by the claws of the animal in climbing on the previous night.