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 88
erence,that whereas theplates along the lines are, as it were, cut off abruptly at their greatestdiameter, the marginal ones converge again with agracefully curved outline, to a fine point: a form whichis seen to the greatest advantage along the hind edge ofthe wing; while those of the front margin… … SCALES ON A GNATS WING. 76 EVENINGS AT THE MICROSCOPE. cliffs that border the sea-shore may often be found somewingless but active Insects, which are endowed with thepower of leaping in great perfection. From their hinderextremity being furnished with long projecting bristles,they are sometimes…
Zoology · Microscopy
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