. The book of shells : containing the classes Mollusca, Conchifera, Cirrhipeda, Annulata, and Crustacea. Mollusks; Shells. ORDER CRUSTACEA HETEROBRANCHI.^. 147 The Small AVater Flea, {Cyclops minutus.) This species of the Water Flea differs from the last, in having its body divided into a greater number of seg- ments ; it is also much smaller; it is equally active with that last described, but its form renders it more graceful in its motions. " These little creatures," says Mr. Pritchard, " seem to possess great discernment and cunning; for, if approached, they remain motionless
. The book of shells : containing the classes Mollusca, Conchifera, Cirrhipeda, Annulata, and Crustacea. Mollusks; Shells. ORDER CRUSTACEA HETEROBRANCHI.^. 147 The Small AVater Flea, {Cyclops minutus.) This species of the Water Flea differs from the last, in having its body divided into a greater number of seg- ments ; it is also much smaller; it is equally active with that last described, but its form renders it more graceful in its motions. " These little creatures," says Mr. Pritchard, " seem to possess great discernment and cunning; for, if approached, they remain motionless on the plant on which they reside, in the apparent hope that they may be overlooked; but when a fit opportunity occurs, they suddenly bend the body, and spring away with a hind of vaulting ;. Cydops minutus, mucli magnified. They inhabit the various species of confervse, and may often be met with in great numbers on the stalks and underside of healthy duckweed, gro wing on the surface of the water. They are most numerous in April and May, and disappear as the heat of the season in-. 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 Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet de, 1744-1829; Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927, former owner. DSI; Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). Committee of General Literature and Education. London : John W. Parker
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