. Evenings at the microscope : or, researches among the minuter organs and forms of animal life. Microscopy; Microscopes; Medical microscopy. WHEEL-BEAEEES. 285 mastax. These muscles conceal or disguise tlie form and action of the parts during life, but the introduction of a di'op of solution of potash into the water instantly dissolves away the fleshy parts, leaving the solid or- gans, or those composed of chitine, beautifully clear,. 8TV0ED-BEAEEK. and fit for observation. Without this aid it would be impossible to resolve the structure of these minute animals. The little Sword-bearer, like
. Evenings at the microscope : or, researches among the minuter organs and forms of animal life. Microscopy; Microscopes; Medical microscopy. WHEEL-BEAEEES. 285 mastax. These muscles conceal or disguise tlie form and action of the parts during life, but the introduction of a di'op of solution of potash into the water instantly dissolves away the fleshy parts, leaving the solid or- gans, or those composed of chitine, beautifully clear,. 8TV0ED-BEAEEK. and fit for observation. Without this aid it would be impossible to resolve the structure of these minute animals. The little Sword-bearer, like the BracMonus, carries its eggs attached to the hinder part of its body, for some time after they are discharged ; the minute green oval bodies that you see sticking to the side of this specimen, are not, however, eggs, but parasitic animal- cules {Colacium vesiculosum), which very frequently infest this species, adhering to various points of the shell, and even to the 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 Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888. New York, D. Appleton
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