Hardwicke's Science-gossip: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature, 1. köideRobert Hardwicke, 1865 |
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... body , the other hind leg becomes turned forwards ; and as the body gradually disappears , the three legs and the head are seen standing forwards out of the snake's mouth in a very singular manner . Should the snake , however , have ...
... body , the other hind leg becomes turned forwards ; and as the body gradually disappears , the three legs and the head are seen standing forwards out of the snake's mouth in a very singular manner . Should the snake , however , have ...
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... body to the other . The caterpillar now pushes out first its head and afterwards its entire body , and appears in a new skin as flexible and as brilliantly - coloured as ever . It has also increased in size , so that it would be quite ...
... body to the other . The caterpillar now pushes out first its head and afterwards its entire body , and appears in a new skin as flexible and as brilliantly - coloured as ever . It has also increased in size , so that it would be quite ...
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... body . The stomach is plainly distinguishable as a long vessel , curved upwards at its lower extremity . The body consists of eight segments , the upper of which only is attached to the shell . An ovoid vescicle at the back of the first ...
... body . The stomach is plainly distinguishable as a long vessel , curved upwards at its lower extremity . The body consists of eight segments , the upper of which only is attached to the shell . An ovoid vescicle at the back of the first ...
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Mistletoe in Devonshire 114 | 14 |
Furzeleaves Trifoliate 115 | 15 |
Moa of New Zealand 282 | 23 |
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