. In brook and bayou; or, Life in the still waters . no moreexperiments; for she has joined with these eyesa brain which can work out her experimentsfor her. When there is need of an eye whichcan see more minutely, the brain invents a mi-croscope or a pair of spectacles; and whenthere is need of an eye that can see millions ofmillions of miles into space, the brain inventsa telescope. IV. (Cantliocamptits.) You have been waiting for the clown tomake his appearance, and here he comes tum-bling into the ring, one moment traveling onhis side and the next bundling along with headand heels touching
. In brook and bayou; or, Life in the still waters . no moreexperiments; for she has joined with these eyesa brain which can work out her experimentsfor her. When there is need of an eye whichcan see more minutely, the brain invents a mi-croscope or a pair of spectacles; and whenthere is need of an eye that can see millions ofmillions of miles into space, the brain inventsa telescope. IV. (Cantliocamptits.) You have been waiting for the clown tomake his appearance, and here he comes tum-bling into the ring, one moment traveling onhis side and the next bundling along with headand heels touching each other. He is a greatcontortionist, ha\dng a body made up of jointedsegments so that he can bend it readily. 128 IN BROOK AND BAYOU. If you dont use your opera glass you willthink he is a tiny worm wriggling along, but ifyou do use it he will appear for all the worldlike the gentleman in Fig. 38. He has oneeye, two pairs of antennae, and five pairs oflegs, but, as in most of these minute crusta-ceans, the antennae are of more service than the. Fig. 38.—Cantliocamptus, legs in swimming, though under the micro-scope he seems to propel himself by vigorousflexions of his tail. His body is largest in front, and is long,narrow, and shaped like an Indian club, exceptthat the under side is flattened. He usuallyclothes himself in a single garment of dull, dirtyhue, but sometimes wears pink or flesh-color. CRUSTACEANS. 129 Our clown seems to be of rather an irrita-ble disposition. Two of them once becamepenned in by threadlike roots Avhich happenedto be in the ring. They rushed this way andthat, trying to escape, flexing their heels overtheir heads angrily, seeming much distressedat their situation. At length one, evidentlyblaming the other for his capture, seized hiscompanion and hung on like a dog, apparentlyby his teeth. It was a savage grip, and re-laxed only when the water on the slide dried,and death came to the relief of both. Like misers, they carry a bag of gold; butthis
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