Marvels of pond-life : or, A year's microscopic recreations among the polyps, infusoria, rotifers, water-bears, and polyzoa (1861)
Slack, Henry James, 1818-1896 · London : Groombridge · leaf 210
king much progress with all his efforts.It was evident that we had obtained one of theTardigrada^ (slow-steppers,) or Water-Bears, and a WATER-BEAK. IT^i very comical amusing little fellow he was. Thefigure was like that of a new-born pup*py, or un-licked bear cub; each of the eiglit legs were… … Water-Bear. of green matter in his stomach, it Avas evident thathe was not one of that painfully numerous class inEngland—the starving ])oor. A power of one hundred and five linear, obtainedwith a two-thirds object-glass, and the second eye-piece, enabled all his motions and general structureto be…
Microscopy · Freshwater animals
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