Hardwicke's science-gossip : an illustrated medium of interchange and gossip for students and lovers of nature . e stone that covered the lower one soclosely ? There was no space for them to enter ordepart, and upon the surfaces there was not theslightest indention made by the frogs. It was sup-posed to be thirty years ago since the stones wereplaced over the drain.— S. G., Benenden, Kent. Fly Acarus.—My friend Mr. S. having captureda fly for the purpose of microscopical amusement, 203 HARDWICKES SCIENCE-GOSSIP. [Sept. 1, 1867. observed two small insects escape from the undersurface of its bod
Hardwicke's science-gossip : an illustrated medium of interchange and gossip for students and lovers of nature . e stone that covered the lower one soclosely ? There was no space for them to enter ordepart, and upon the surfaces there was not theslightest indention made by the frogs. It was sup-posed to be thirty years ago since the stones wereplaced over the drain.— S. G., Benenden, Kent. Fly Acarus.—My friend Mr. S. having captureda fly for the purpose of microscopical amusement, 203 HARDWICKES SCIENCE-GOSSIP. [Sept. 1, 1867. observed two small insects escape from the undersurface of its body. We took the measurements ofone of these insects, and found that in its greatestlength it was exactly ^ inch, and in its greatestbreadth -^hj inch. The jaws were extremely sharp-pointed, and moved by lateral action. The twoanterior members (A) were armed with graspingclaws similar to those of a lobster. The next two(B) terminated in spongy-looking enlargements,from which proceeded numerous hair-like processesof considerable size. The third pair were longerand more distinctly jointed, and terminated in. I
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