Marvels of pond-life; or, A year's microscopic recreations among the polyps, infusoria, rotifers, water-bears and polyzoa (1871)
Slack, Henry J. (Henry James), 1818-1896 · London, Groombridge · leaf 61
s of Pond-Life. if we imitate it by a bright lamp, we sball attractcrowds of live dancing specks to the illuminated side ofa bottle, and may thus easily effect ^their capture bythe dipping-tube. This year the March sunshine was not lost, for onthe third of that month I obtained a bottleful… … Pterodina patina. covered with scales ; but what attracted most attentionwas a Rotifer, like a transparent animated soup-plate,from near the middle of which depended a tail, whichswayed from side to side, as the creature swam along:.The head exhibited two little red eves: two tufts ofcilia rowed…
Microscopy · Freshwater animals -- England · Pond animals
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