The Bookshelf for boys and girls Book of Wonders and Curious Things (1912)
University Society, New York · New York: University Society · leaf 204
it is another fishing-net likethat of the barnacle—only, the feathers are heldquite still, and move only when the animal isalarmed or when they close upon some unluckylittle creature which ventures too near. If theSpirorbis is alarmed, he instantly pulls in hishead with its fishing-net, and when he… … THE SPIRORBIS. A curious fact is, that the stopper is hollow, andin this cavity the mother Spirorbis carries hereggs until the young ones are hatched. The eggsare shown in the figure as little round balls. Are you getting tired of the seaweed? Well, Iwill tell you of just one more thing, and then…
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