. Minute marvels of nature, being some revelations of the microscope, exhibited by photomicrographs taken by the author. Natural history; Microscopes. 144 MINUTE MARVELS OF NATURE moths. These are the insects which we admire most and recognise with the greatest ease ; but, common as many of them are, comparatively few of us have ever observed the wonderful eggs. Hig. 92. Eggb of a peacock parasite. 40 diameters which they deposit upon almost every plant that oTOws in our o-ardens and fields. If we carefully examine the leaves and stems of any plants during the summer months, and of some during
. Minute marvels of nature, being some revelations of the microscope, exhibited by photomicrographs taken by the author. Natural history; Microscopes. 144 MINUTE MARVELS OF NATURE moths. These are the insects which we admire most and recognise with the greatest ease ; but, common as many of them are, comparatively few of us have ever observed the wonderful eggs. Hig. 92. Eggb of a peacock parasite. 40 diameters which they deposit upon almost every plant that oTOws in our o-ardens and fields. If we carefully examine the leaves and stems of any plants during the summer months, and of some during the winter, we are almost sure to find some eggs of butterflies or moths ; and we have only to place tiiese under a good magnifying lens, or low-power microscope, to get revelations of some of the most interesting of Nature's minute marvels. If we like to take the matter seriously, a prodigious field of study is opened to 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 Ward, John J. New York, T. Y. Crowell and Co.
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