. Evenings at the microscope : or, Researches among the minuter organs and forms of animal life . Zoology; Microscopy; Microscopes. SPIDBKS AND MITES. 221 must put a drop of water between the plates, in order to wash away the opaque granules which will escape from the bodies of the animals; after which the skin, and all the solid parts, will be left beautifully clear and distinct. Moreover, by putting half-a-dozen specimens in at once we shall secure them pressed in various aspects, and be pretty sure of some perfectly flat and symmetrical. I have one under such conditions; the parts of the mo
. Evenings at the microscope : or, Researches among the minuter organs and forms of animal life . Zoology; Microscopy; Microscopes. SPIDBKS AND MITES. 221 must put a drop of water between the plates, in order to wash away the opaque granules which will escape from the bodies of the animals; after which the skin, and all the solid parts, will be left beautifully clear and distinct. Moreover, by putting half-a-dozen specimens in at once we shall secure them pressed in various aspects, and be pretty sure of some perfectly flat and symmetrical. I have one under such conditions; the parts of the mouth nicely expanded, and the whole well displayed. Now for a high power; for, to discern this properly, we cannot do with less than 600 HEAD OF CHEESE-MITE. Viewed from beneath, we see a broad labium, nearly square, divided at the tip into two blunt points, with a sharp notch between them. The two lateral edges are, as it were, buttressed by the pair of palpi, which are thick, and consist of four joints each; these are distinguished by the bristles at each joint, though the whole are united; soldered, as it were, to the sides of the lip. The upper portion of the mouth is formed by two stout mandibles, which are jointed to the front of the head, and. 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 Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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