. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. WORMS. 189 WORMS. Worms are long animals, which are made up of many similar rings. The nerves are distributed in knots or clusters throughout the whole length of the animal, and hence worms are not killed when cut in pieces; and in some cases the several pieces become distinct worms. The kinds of worm are very numer- ous, but they are most abundant in the sea and in fresh waters. Most of the animals which look like worms are butterfl
. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. WORMS. 189 WORMS. Worms are long animals, which are made up of many similar rings. The nerves are distributed in knots or clusters throughout the whole length of the animal, and hence worms are not killed when cut in pieces; and in some cases the several pieces become distinct worms. The kinds of worm are very numer- ous, but they are most abundant in the sea and in fresh waters. Most of the animals which look like worms are butterflies, or moths, in the larva state, and are caterpillars instead of worms. 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 organs are in tufts near the head, and there is a little round body, shown in the cut, which serves to shut the animal in when it withdraws itself into the tube. The Angle- or Earth-Worm, common in rich soils, is well known to all boys, and is used as good bait for trout and other fishes. One of the most. Fig. 354. — Serpula. Fig. 355.—Earth-Worm. common of the fresh-water worms is the Gordius, or Hair-Worm. It is called by the last name because many persons, ignorant of its history, have supposed that it is a horse-hair which has been transformed into a worm!. 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, Scribner, Armstrong
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