. An attempt towards a natural history of the polype : in a letter to Martin Folkes. Hydromedusae. en the Polypes. 107 Its young One appeared now confiderably grown, and had four Arms: lliort Arms were alfo dlicernable on its anterior End, which therefore I fhall now confider as a new-produced Head; but as I could not examine them by the Microfcope, without taking it out of the Glafs, and was afraid the Preffure or Motion it would receive thereby might prejudice the Experiment, I was unable to diftinguifli their Number. In the Afternoon, I offered a Piece of Worm to this new Head, which made n
. An attempt towards a natural history of the polype : in a letter to Martin Folkes. Hydromedusae. en the Polypes. 107 Its young One appeared now confiderably grown, and had four Arms: lliort Arms were alfo dlicernable on its anterior End, which therefore I fhall now confider as a new-produced Head; but as I could not examine them by the Microfcope, without taking it out of the Glafs, and was afraid the Preffure or Motion it would receive thereby might prejudice the Experiment, I was unable to diftinguifli their Number. In the Afternoon, I offered a Piece of Worm to this new Head, which made no Attempt to eat it: but the young One found Means to catch hold of it -, and, what feem- ed very extraordinary, as the young Polype fucked in the Worm, the Body of the Pa- rent as well as its own Body fwell'd, and became plump and bulky. March^ 31.—The , / / / .. Head-Part audits new \ ///VC-* Body had now thisFi- \A%::'--";;'*^' gure; and began to eat y^^^lh'S""- . a Piece of Worm, but .^^ '\ "' Iparingly, ^^^to^ A Sort of Slime or Jelly invelop'd the new Head of the Tail-Part this Morning, and rendered its fhort Arms unable to feize or take hold of any thing. Its young One was grown much longer, and had fix Arms). 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 Baker, Henry, 1698-1774. London : R. Dodsley
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