Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 555
y day, but you can after dusk, whenthey light up the ocean with their tiny lamps. Minute crustaceans, — that is, animals of theshrimp tribe,—often as small as a pin-point, arethe commonest of them all. They are the firstyou will notice, as they curve and dart about side-wise so fast that you can… … MICROSCOPIC OCEANIC CRUSTACEANS. breathing and eating, or trace their nervous sys-tems, beautifully-jointed shells, and curious, many-lensed, compound eyes. You cannot conceivehow gorgeously some are colored. No mortal cantint so delicately ; and as you -gaze, you will beforcibly reminded of the…
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