. Dwellers of the sea and shore . 4^'^iH** ^ \ DISK OF A DRIED JELLYFISH. A TRAaSPARENT EILM THROUGH WHICH TYPE EASILY CAN BE READ, IS ALL THAT REMAINS AITER EXPOSURE TO THE SUN AND AIR. throw them up on the beaches in masses, where ex- posure to the sun reduces them in a short time to an almost invisible film. This almost total obliteration by the sun is due to the relatively small actual body sub- stance that constitutes the jellyfish; for despite their large bulk, they are slightly less than one hundred per cent water. Aurelia, when full grown, is about ten inches in diameter. Its broad, tr
. Dwellers of the sea and shore . 4^'^iH** ^ \ DISK OF A DRIED JELLYFISH. A TRAaSPARENT EILM THROUGH WHICH TYPE EASILY CAN BE READ, IS ALL THAT REMAINS AITER EXPOSURE TO THE SUN AND AIR. throw them up on the beaches in masses, where ex- posure to the sun reduces them in a short time to an almost invisible film. This almost total obliteration by the sun is due to the relatively small actual body sub- stance that constitutes the jellyfish; for despite their large bulk, they are slightly less than one hundred per cent water. Aurelia, when full grown, is about ten inches in diameter. Its broad, transnarent disk is somewhat like
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