. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. 268 CONCHIFERA. Soleu—if he can catch it; but unless very quick in his movements, those of the Solen may be quicker, and once aware of the impending danger, the sen- sible shell-fish will not come up again, but submits. Fig. 20J.—ANIMAL OF RAZOR-SHELL. patiently to be salted alive rather than run the risk of being caught and roasted, or else cut up for a bait. —Professor Edwaed Forbes. The Stone-borers {Saxieava)"^. These shell-fish generally bore in limestone rocks. Wherever we have a sea-coast of mountain limestone, the
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. 268 CONCHIFERA. Soleu—if he can catch it; but unless very quick in his movements, those of the Solen may be quicker, and once aware of the impending danger, the sen- sible shell-fish will not come up again, but submits. Fig. 20J.—ANIMAL OF RAZOR-SHELL. patiently to be salted alive rather than run the risk of being caught and roasted, or else cut up for a bait. —Professor Edwaed Forbes. The Stone-borers {Saxieava)"^. These shell-fish generally bore in limestone rocks. Wherever we have a sea-coast of mountain limestone, the substance of the rock is almost invariably riddled by them. Some years ago it was discovered that the whole front of the Plymouth breakwater had been attacked by these excavators, and great alarm was excited for its safety. Luckily they do not drive their tunnels * Saxum, a stone; cavo, to scoop, to tore 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
Size: 1242px × 2013px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorjo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1860, booksubjectzoology
