Evenings at the microscope : or, Researches among the minuter organs and forms of animal life (1884)
Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888 · London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge · leaf 245
e aSyncrypta is whirling, orsuddenly stretches forwardto the extent of the longfoot, as if it would seizethe prey by force, seemsto indicate a cognizance ofits proximity; as do also,still more, the manner inwhich it depresses the lip-like lobes of the rotatory organ on one side, when theprey is in… … BKACHIOXUS. WHEEL-BEARERS. 233 like jaws open wide, and stretch forward to grasp the littlevictim (which is still distinctly visible through the trans-parent tissues): they touch the globular envelope, butcannot quite grasp it. The Brachion redoubles its efforts ;the jaws gape vigorously, but can…
Zoology · Microscopy
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