. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. 230 VERMES. numerous, but they are most abundant in the sea and in fresh waters. Many of the animals which look like Worms are Butterflies or Moths, in the larva state, and are caterpillars instead of Worms. Such are the " Tobacco Worm " and " W^; One of the most common kinds of Sea- worm is the Serpula, which lives in tubes that are found incrusting stones and other bodies. The breathing or- gans are in tufts near the head, and there is a little round body, shown in the cut, which serves to shut the ani- mal in when it wi
. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. 230 VERMES. numerous, but they are most abundant in the sea and in fresh waters. Many of the animals which look like Worms are Butterflies or Moths, in the larva state, and are caterpillars instead of Worms. Such are the " Tobacco Worm " and " W^; One of the most common kinds of Sea- worm is the Serpula, which lives in tubes that are found incrusting stones and other bodies. The breathing or- gans are in tufts near the head, and there is a little round body, shown in the cut, which serves to shut the ani- mal in when it withdraws itself into the tube. The Earthworm, common in rich soils, is well known to all boys, and is used as good bait for trout and other fishes. It feeds upon the tender roots of plants and also on their leaves. It may swallow earth for the sake of the minute animals and plants in it. In spite. Fig. 456. — Serpula. Fig. 457. — Earthworm. of the absence of legs, jaws or other hard parts, which can be employed in digging, the worm is able to drive long burrows even in firm soil. As every boy knows, it can fasten itself firmly into its burrow by shortening and so thickening that part of the body which is in the burrow. In tunneling, the same means is used to prevent the worm from slipping backward while the forward end of the body is forced into the unpierced. 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy Gove, 1836-. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book Co
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