. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. WORMS. 411 in the sand; others form themselves a sort of tube or habitation of sand, bits of dirt, gravel, or other materials; and others exude from their surfaces a calcareous matter, which produces a sheli around them. Among the animals belonging to this class are the earth- worm, the leech, and the hair-worm. Earth-worms are familiar to all. They attain sometimes to the length of a foot, and have as many as a hundre
. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. WORMS. 411 in the sand; others form themselves a sort of tube or habitation of sand, bits of dirt, gravel, or other materials; and others exude from their surfaces a calcareous matter, which produces a sheli around them. Among the animals belonging to this class are the earth- worm, the leech, and the hair-worm. Earth-worms are familiar to all. They attain sometimes to the length of a foot, and have as many as a hundred and. â si^SS^- Earth-wormB. twenty rings, each of which is furnished with the little bristles or spines above mentioned. They emit through certain pores a slimy fluid, which lubricates their bodies, and thus gives them an easier passage through the earth, which they traverse in every direction. They feed upon roots, woody fibres, and the remains of animal and vegetable matter. They swallow earth also in considerable-. 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. Philadelphia : Crawford & Co.
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