. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. GOOSE-MUSSEL.—iejycM anatifem. (Ou pumice-atuue.) tain movement. In fact, a microscope of low power, when apjilied to the water wherein a number of these tiny creatures are swimming, discloses a swarm of merry little beings playing about just like the clouds of gnats over water, or the dancing motes in the sunbeam. Just in the middle of the part of the body whicli by courtesy we will call the forehead, a single eye is placed, black, round, and shining as if it were a little jet bead inse
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. GOOSE-MUSSEL.—iejycM anatifem. (Ou pumice-atuue.) tain movement. In fact, a microscope of low power, when apjilied to the water wherein a number of these tiny creatures are swimming, discloses a swarm of merry little beings playing about just like the clouds of gnats over water, or the dancing motes in the sunbeam. Just in the middle of the part of the body whicli by courtesy we will call the forehead, a single eye is placed, black, round, and shining as if it were a little jet bead inserted into the body. There are also two very large antennee, which serve two nseful purposes, for they aid the free and imperfect Barnacles to proceed through the water, while they are the means whereby the creature fixes itself to the rock when about to undergo its last change. In the accompanying illustration is seen a group of the common Goose-iMussel, or Duck- barnacle,, so called on account of the al>surd idea that was once so widely entertained, that this species of barnacle was the preliminary state of the barnacle-goose, the cirri representing the plumage, and the valves doing duty fcr the wings. This Barnacle is tolerably universal in its tastes. It clings to anything, whether still or moving, and is the pest of ships on account of the pertinacity with which it adheres to their Vol. [ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Holder, Joseph B. (Joseph Bassett), 1824-1888; Prang, Louis, 1824-1909, lithographer; Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Illustrated natural history; National Zoological Park (U. S. ), former owner. DSI. New York : Selmar Hess
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