. Home studies in nature. Natural history. IS THE VALVE OF UTRICOXARIA SENSITIVE? 159 carried bodily into the utricle with a sudden, quick movement, and they were as often taken in tail first as head first. I have found as many as thirteen chirono- mus larvae in a single utricle, and all caught within forty-eight hours. There could be no mistake here, for the larvae and plant were introduced forty-eight hours before. On two occasions I have found a dead chironomus larva held fast in the valve, and while I was looking. HG. 13.—CHIRONOMU8S LARVA. a, Dorsal view, with pediform appendages retracte
. Home studies in nature. Natural history. IS THE VALVE OF UTRICOXARIA SENSITIVE? 159 carried bodily into the utricle with a sudden, quick movement, and they were as often taken in tail first as head first. I have found as many as thirteen chirono- mus larvae in a single utricle, and all caught within forty-eight hours. There could be no mistake here, for the larvae and plant were introduced forty-eight hours before. On two occasions I have found a dead chironomus larva held fast in the valve, and while I was looking. HG. 13.—CHIRONOMU8S LARVA. a, Dorsal view, with pediform appendages retracted and jaws closed, b, Lateral view, with same parts extended, c, Egg mass, d, Maxillary palpus. e, Labial palpus. /, Labium, g, 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 Treat, Mrs. Mary Lua Adelia (Davis) Allen, 1835-. New York, Harper & Brothers
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