. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. 42 HYDROZOA. pole to pole of this translucent little orb, like lines of longitude upon a globe, and placed at equal distances, are eiglit broad bands of more consistence than the other portion of the body. On each of these. ; ^ Fig . 27.—CYDiPPE. bands are placed thirty or forty paddles, exactly comparable in their shape to the floats upon the paddle-wheels of a steamboat; and in like manner by means of these the little creature rows itself along. Man to move his wheels must have much cumbersome machinery— the furnace, and the
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. 42 HYDROZOA. pole to pole of this translucent little orb, like lines of longitude upon a globe, and placed at equal distances, are eiglit broad bands of more consistence than the other portion of the body. On each of these. ; ^ Fig . 27.—CYDiPPE. bands are placed thirty or forty paddles, exactly comparable in their shape to the floats upon the paddle-wheels of a steamboat; and in like manner by means of these the little creature rows itself along. Man to move his wheels must have much cumbersome machinery— the furnace, and the boiler, and the herculean arm, that makes the enginery revolve. Nature w^ants none of these encumbrances; her paddles are themselves alive, and move at will with such degree of force as may be needed, either at once or singly, or in groups, work- ing with mutual consent in any way required. Thus do they all row equally; the little Beroe shoots meteor-like along, or if a few relax their energy, wheels round in broad gyrations, or revolves upon its axis witli inimitable ease and grace. Neither are nature's steamboats left ^Yitllout the means of anchoring. Whoever has been on board one of our sea-going leviathans must have been sur- prised to see the massive anchors and the tons of rope or iron cable coiled up in the hold, the labouring capstan and the mighty gear required to run them out or heave them up. With all this cumbrous load nature dispenses. The Beroe, when it chooses, can put forth from one end of its body what appear like Ulaments of molten glass, which, as we watch them, lengthen, as it were by magic, and from their sides unfold transparent tendrils, like the tendrils of a. 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 Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880. London : Society for Promoting Knowledge
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