Animal Parasites and MessmatesD. Appleton and Company, 1876 - 274 pagini |
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Pagina xiii
... bird . Each , as it comes into the world , thoroughly knows its part , and plays it the better because it is more free to obey the dictates of its instinct . There presides over this great drama of life a law as harmonious as that which ...
... bird . Each , as it comes into the world , thoroughly knows its part , and plays it the better because it is more free to obey the dictates of its instinct . There presides over this great drama of life a law as harmonious as that which ...
Pagina xxii
... birds : experiments had even been made to satisfy observers of the possibility of these creatures passing from one body to another ; but all these experiments had only given a negative result , and the idea of inevitable transmigration ...
... birds : experiments had even been made to satisfy observers of the possibility of these creatures passing from one body to another ; but all these experiments had only given a negative result , and the idea of inevitable transmigration ...
Pagina xxiv
... birds , are rather guests which smell out a feast from afar ( pique - assiettes ) than parasites ; and for others ... bird in fact performs the office of dentist to the crocodile . A small species of toad acts as an accoucheur to his ...
... birds , are rather guests which smell out a feast from afar ( pique - assiettes ) than parasites ; and for others ... bird in fact performs the office of dentist to the crocodile . A small species of toad acts as an accoucheur to his ...
Pagina xxv
... birds known by the name of stercorariæ , which take advantage of the cowardice of sea - gulls in order to live in idleness ? It is useless for the gulls to trust to the strength of their wings , the stercorariæ in the end compel them to ...
... birds known by the name of stercorariæ , which take advantage of the cowardice of sea - gulls in order to live in idleness ? It is useless for the gulls to trust to the strength of their wings , the stercorariæ in the end compel them to ...
Pagina 2
... that the polyps of the Silurian age already practised it . We do not class among animal messmates those living creatures which , like the birds . which we keep in cages , charm the ear with 2 ANIMAL PARASITES AND MESSMATES .
... that the polyps of the Silurian age already practised it . We do not class among animal messmates those living creatures which , like the birds . which we keep in cages , charm the ear with 2 ANIMAL PARASITES AND MESSMATES .
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abdomen abode acaridæ acarus amphipod animal annelids appearance Ascaris attacks become birds blood body Bothriocephalus Caligi carapace cavity cercaria cercariæ cestode cetacea ciliated cirrhipedes coast colour completely crab creatures crustaceans curious cysticerci cysticercus damp earth decapod distome echinoderm eggs embryos enclosed encysted female fish fleas gasteropod genus gives lodging harbours hatched hermaphrodite hooks host hymenoptera ichneumons infested inhabit insects intestines introduced isopod kind known larva larvæ leeches Leuckart live male manner messmates microscopic midst molluscs Mons mother mouth Müller natural naturalists neighbour nematode nourishment observed organs pagurus pass peculiar peritoneum pinnotheres plants polyps present prey produce Prof Professor Semper progeny remarkable resemble scolex seek sexes sexual sheep shell shelter side skin sometimes species sponge stomach Strongylus sucker tænia tæniæ Tania tape-worm trematode trichinæ usually whale worms young
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