. Evenings at the microscope : or, Researches among the minuter organs and forms of animal life . Zoology; Microscopy; Microscopes. INSECTS : STINGS AND OVIPOSITOES. 133 which, with the rest of the same series, forms a row of teeth on the oblique side of the saw, in a very peculiar manner, difficult to express by words. It is singular that this side of the saw should be studded with minute hairs, since these would seem to interfere with the action of the saw, or at least be liable to be themselves rubbed down and destroyed in its action. But their existence is indubitable; there they are, poin
. Evenings at the microscope : or, Researches among the minuter organs and forms of animal life . Zoology; Microscopy; Microscopes. INSECTS : STINGS AND OVIPOSITOES. 133 which, with the rest of the same series, forms a row of teeth on the oblique side of the saw, in a very peculiar manner, difficult to express by words. It is singular that this side of the saw should be studded with minute hairs, since these would seem to interfere with the action of the saw, or at least be liable to be themselves rubbed down and destroyed in its action. But their existence is indubitable; there they are, pointing at a very acute angle towards the tip of the saw. The back edge of the implement bristles with many close-set hairs or spines, forming a sort of brush, but pointing in an opposite direction. Each main tooth of the edge-series is cut into one or two minute toothlets on its posterior side (next the base. OUTER SAW OF SAW-FLY. a. A portion more enlarged. of the saw) and about half-a-dozen on its opposite side (next the tip). The texture is clear and colourless where thin; but in the thickened parts, as the main teeth, the transverse ridges, and the back, it is a clear amber-yellow; the strengthening back-piece deepening to a rich trans- lucent brown. There is, however, in this species of mine a second set of implements of which the French naturalist, observant as he was, takes not the slightest notice ; and his English. 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. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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