. Animal life as affected by the natural conditions of existence. Animal ecology. AMPHIBIOUS WOEMS. 187 0. r. Miiller, was observed by me two years ago in the Balearic Islands—Minorca—where I found it under stones in a shady and very damp, spot, far from all stagnant or running water. Besides those just named there is still a considerable number. Fig. 53,—a, Cfeonemertes paTaerisis, a land Nemertean of the nataral size ; 6, the head magnified; c, the proboscis^and spine, with the poison-gland of the same cieaturc ; d, DoltchopluTia striata (Moseley); e, Bipalium sp,, hoth land Planarians from


. Animal life as affected by the natural conditions of existence. Animal ecology. AMPHIBIOUS WOEMS. 187 0. r. Miiller, was observed by me two years ago in the Balearic Islands—Minorca—where I found it under stones in a shady and very damp, spot, far from all stagnant or running water. Besides those just named there is still a considerable number. Fig. 53,—a, Cfeonemertes paTaerisis, a land Nemertean of the nataral size ; 6, the head magnified; c, the proboscis^and spine, with the poison-gland of the same cieaturc ; d, DoltchopluTia striata (Moseley); e, Bipalium sp,, hoth land Planarians from the Philippines ; /, Land-leech from the Philippines. of aquatic animals that live normally on land. To the land Ne- mertean discovered by me in the Pelew Islands of the Pacific Ocean (G-eonemertea palaensis, fig. 53, a—c) a second has been added by Von Willemoes-Suhm; they live with land Planarians under stones or low-growing plants^*' Many crabs of the. 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 Semper, C. (Carl), 1832-1893. New York, D. Appleton


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