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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Page 30
... round and round , as though engaged in some severe contest . It seems as if a real struggle was going on , but it is absolutely nothing of the sort . The male urges his suit , and the female rejects it in true coquettish spirit ...
... round and round , as though engaged in some severe contest . It seems as if a real struggle was going on , but it is absolutely nothing of the sort . The male urges his suit , and the female rejects it in true coquettish spirit ...
Page 245
... round and round it , always keeping their heads towards it , touching it every now and then , and then rebounding from it . After a short time the smaller Rotifer went away , and then the other , after hovering about for a little while ...
... round and round it , always keeping their heads towards it , touching it every now and then , and then rebounding from it . After a short time the smaller Rotifer went away , and then the other , after hovering about for a little while ...
Page 132
... round the mouth . In Floscularia cornuta , these lobes are five in number , and in addition to these b d Fig . 130 . These tentacles do not however seem to have any proper motion of their own ; their office appearing to be that of ...
... round the mouth . In Floscularia cornuta , these lobes are five in number , and in addition to these b d Fig . 130 . These tentacles do not however seem to have any proper motion of their own ; their office appearing to be that of ...
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Mistletoe in Devonshire 114 | 14 |
Furzeleaves Trifoliate 115 | 15 |
Moa of New Zealand 282 | 23 |
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