. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. Iiabitiially to rest near growing in were 745 tho Till. \EXOMOUS Tho liittorwpro now put to u now iis,.; tlic niiiiiuil bcr,.. 1 -ttorn of tlie vessel ..r upon ; broad of the Iro'^r,, vwitcr anil preserving purity, hut occasionally it would rise midway t the sui and hang' by nno or two of fiirlx-lows. .. luld or two of the latter would coni to the top ol tlic water, and dilate upon the surface into a In ,ad Hat expans
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. Iiabitiially to rest near growing in were 745 tho Till. \EXOMOUS Tho liittorwpro now put to u now iis,.; tlic niiiiiuil bcr,.. 1 -ttorn of tlie vessel ..r upon ; broad of the Iro'^r,, vwitcr anil preserving purity, hut occasionally it would rise midway t the sui and hang' by nno or two of fiirlx-lows. .. luld or two of the latter would coni to the top ol tlic water, and dilate upon the surface into a In ,ad Hat expansion, oxaetl, like the foot of a swimming mollusc; froui this tho Alediisa would hang suspended in au inverted position. i\.l tho other fnrhelo. -^ and portions of tliis one that lay below the expan- sion, floated as usual through tho water, ex'.'] that on some occasions an accessory power w' , obtained by piessing a portion of another furbelow to tho side of the glass and making it adhere just like I lie portion tliat was exposed t(j the surface of the air. The texture of the furbelows when thus stretched sniootl was exquisitely ;' This curious niovoment seemed to bo a prelude to the production of eggs, which were seen in great num- bers. As if its whole life powers wt re'exliausted by this process, tho creature soon became fecilih; and then d;.d, its captive life having endured for almost three W( Our last e- ,1 s of tho JModusie are to be seen in the illustrai ion on jnige 74G. On the right hand of the engraving may be seen an example of the typical genus of this family, which is a native of" om- own seas. This a sufficiently common species, and may be found plentilidly on our shores, tooether with its kindred. There are few more beautiful sights than to stand on a pier head or lie in the stern sheets of a boat, and watch the j\redusfP passing in shoals through the clear water, pulsating as if the whole being were but a translucent heart, trailing behin
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