. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. it;-3 '.^ If If. â an, called (lie At liu'. I> is seen a creidure much i'cs"ml]|iiig the common woodlouse. This is the (li;i;.\T ; (U' Ska-wooiiLufsk, a species whiiih, thuugh extremely jilentiful, is not >r(ii as (iftcn as it nn'ght l)c imagined, owing to its extremely retiring habits and haired of li;ilil. The Sea-slater liv<\s on the stone and rocks of the sea-sliore, and hides itself cnivl'ally during the day in the crevic
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. it;-3 '.^ If If. â an, called (lie At liu'. I> is seen a creidure much i'cs"ml]|iiig the common woodlouse. This is the (li;i;.\T ; (U' Ska-wooiiLufsk, a species whiiih, thuugh extremely jilentiful, is not >r(ii as (iftcn as it nn'ght l)c imagined, owing to its extremely retiring habits and haired of li;ilil. The Sea-slater liv<\s on the stone and rocks of the sea-sliore, and hides itself cnivl'ally during the day in the crevict's, its llattened liody enabling it to crawl inb) very .â ^iiiall chinks. ^Vt early morinng, however, and in the evening, these creatures may be loiind liv thousands, and any one wlio will take tlie trcadde to search the rocks by the aid of a 'â liidl's-i've'' lantern will find himself rejiaid by the vast luunber of iioctunia! animals that ha\'e ventured (lul nf their dens. Tlu' female carries her yming in a kind (d" pnucli foi'med by the dcvelupmt'id of a iininhcr of horizdulal plates ahmg the abdomen. They remain in this natural cradle for Millie time, and even after they are able to run almut, maybe s( en clinging to their I'aiviii, .\lr. Tullen West tells me that du one occasion be ]ticked up a very large Sea- slater, hut nearly hit it fall again, startled by seeing four or live little ones run from the i ''^i%l. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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