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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 562

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r isfound everywhere in fresh-water ponds, and maybe recognized by its rounded body and taper-ing tail, and, in many cases, by the two egg-sacs, which are often attached to the sides ofthe body in the female. A relative of Cyclops,found also in fresh water, though not so com-monly, bears the name… … CYCLOPS (MAGNIFIED). ralists must havelaughed when theynamed these tiny,fragile creatures af-ter the enormousmythical monster ofthe old Greek story-writers. You can easilyobtain a large num-ber of these tinyanimals by pouringthe clear but stag-nant water througha tea-strainer. Examine with a…

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