. A course in invertebrate zoölogy : a guide to the dissection and comparative study of invertebrate animals. Zoology; Invertebrates. 130 Marvels of Pond-Life. he was. The figure was like that of a new-born puppy, or " unlicked " bear cub; each of the eight legs were provided with four serviceable claws, there was no tail, and the blunt head was susceptible of considerable alteration of shape. He was grubbing about among some bits of decayed vegetation, and from the mass of green matter in his stomach, it was evident that he was. Water-Bear. not one of that painfully numerous class i
. A course in invertebrate zoölogy : a guide to the dissection and comparative study of invertebrate animals. Zoology; Invertebrates. 130 Marvels of Pond-Life. he was. The figure was like that of a new-born puppy, or " unlicked " bear cub; each of the eight legs were provided with four serviceable claws, there was no tail, and the blunt head was susceptible of considerable alteration of shape. He was grubbing about among some bits of decayed vegetation, and from the mass of green matter in his stomach, it was evident that he was. Water-Bear. not one of that painfully numerous class in England— the starving poor. A power of one hundred and five linear, obtained with a two-thirds object-glass, and the second eye-piece, enabled all his motions and general structure to be ex- hibited, and showed that he possessed a sort of gizzard, whose details would require more magnification to bring out. Accordingly the dipping-tube was carefully held just over him, the finger removed, and luckily in went the little gentleman with the ascending current. He was cautiously transferred to a Compressorium/* an * The best forms of this instrument are made by Messrs. R. & J. Beck, the glass plates being held in their places by flat-headed screws, and not by cement. This plan was devised by the author, and makes it easy to renew the glasses when 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 Pratt, Henry Sherring, b. 1859. Boston ; London : Ginn & Co.
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