Discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century (1905)
Routledge, Robert · London : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 732
nt. When these cells are compressed,the filament shoots out of its capsule to a surprising length ; and it hasbeen supposed that the adhesive power of the tentacles depends uponthese filiferous capsules ; while it is not improbable that some virulentfluid is also emitted from the cells, for the… … Fig. 322.— The Viviparous Bleimy {Zoarces viviparus). To obtain the variety of animals requisite for stocking a public aquariumis by no means an easy matter ; for the animals must be good specimens,in a healthy condition, uninjured by their capture or transport from thesea. The Crystal Palace…
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