. A course in invertebrate zoölogy : a guide to the dissection and comparative study of invertebrate animals. Zoology; Invertebrates. Marvels of Pond-Life. 89 and whose little red eyes contrasted vividly with the prevailing emerald hue. One of the higher infusoria, whose species I could not identify, was devouring them like a porpoise among sprats. It did not, however, exhibit any sense in its hungry career; it moved about in all directions, gulping down what came in its way, but often per- mitting the escape of the little green things that were almost in its mouth. The little globes rolled an
. A course in invertebrate zoölogy : a guide to the dissection and comparative study of invertebrate animals. Zoology; Invertebrates. Marvels of Pond-Life. 89 and whose little red eyes contrasted vividly with the prevailing emerald hue. One of the higher infusoria, whose species I could not identify, was devouring them like a porpoise among sprats. It did not, however, exhibit any sense in its hungry career; it moved about in all directions, gulping down what came in its way, but often per- mitting the escape of the little green things that were almost in its mouth. The little globes rolled and. "720 Cryptomouad. whirled about without the faintest indication of a purpose, and without exhibiting any instrument with which their locomotion was effected. To find out how this was done, a higher power was used, and from their extreme minuteness an amplification of seven hundred and twenty linear was conveniently employed, although a lower one (three or four hundred) disclosed the secret by showing that a little whip was flourished about through the neck, which the lower power revealed. "When highly magnified, each little globe was seen to consist of an outer case of a reddish orange colour,. 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 Pratt, Henry Sherring, b. 1859. Boston ; London : Ginn & Co.
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