. Evenings at the microscope : or, Researches among the minuter organs and forms of animal life . Zoology; Microscopy; Microscopes. 62 EVENINGS AT THE MICROSCOPE. a baby, with its little knees bent up to its chin, in that zigzag fashion that children, little and big, often like to he in. But stay, here is a child moving! Softly! He slowly pushes open the semicircular slit in the cover- lid, and we see him gradually protruding his head and shoulders in an erect position, straightening his knees at the same time. He is raised half out of bed, when lo ! his head falls open, and becomes a bell of
. Evenings at the microscope : or, Researches among the minuter organs and forms of animal life . Zoology; Microscopy; Microscopes. 62 EVENINGS AT THE MICROSCOPE. a baby, with its little knees bent up to its chin, in that zigzag fashion that children, little and big, often like to he in. But stay, here is a child moving! Softly! He slowly pushes open the semicircular slit in the cover- lid, and we see him gradually protruding his head and shoulders in an erect position, straightening his knees at the same time. He is raised half out of bed, when lo ! his head falls open, and becomes a bell of tentacles ! The baby is the tenant-polype ! " This is a very amusing romance," you say. Nay, it is no romance at all. If you will excuse the homeliness of the comparisons, I venture to affirm that a personal exa- mination of the creature itself would justify their correct- ness, and you would acknowledge that they could scarcely be more apt. Moreover, the globular chambers show signs of life; their front doors suddenly open, gape widely, and then. LEAFY SEA-MAT. (A portion magnified.) shut with a snap ; and presently this opening and shutting is repeated. The meaning of this action you will better understand when you see analogous organs in another. 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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