A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature, Volume 5R. Wright, 1825 |
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... fish , 190 IV . Of the Polypus , 193 V. Of the Lythophytes and Sponges , 201 Index , 207 PLATE . LIST OF PLATES IN VOL . V. LXXIX . Flea , Garden Spider , Tarantula Spider , Scorpions , Centi- Page . pede , Millipede , LXXX . Queen Bee ...
... fish , 190 IV . Of the Polypus , 193 V. Of the Lythophytes and Sponges , 201 Index , 207 PLATE . LIST OF PLATES IN VOL . V. LXXIX . Flea , Garden Spider , Tarantula Spider , Scorpions , Centi- Page . pede , Millipede , LXXX . Queen Bee ...
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... fish called the Ray , it has its instruments of generation placed in the fore - arms , which have been already described . When these animals copulate , they for some time seize each other with their legs and arms ; then appear the ...
... fish called the Ray , it has its instruments of generation placed in the fore - arms , which have been already described . When these animals copulate , they for some time seize each other with their legs and arms ; then appear the ...
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... fish spawn , by the male , after being ejected by the female ; but , beside that this doctrine is exploded even from the history of fishes , it is certain that the males have not time for this operation , as the eggs drop to the bottom ...
... fish spawn , by the male , after being ejected by the female ; but , beside that this doctrine is exploded even from the history of fishes , it is certain that the males have not time for this operation , as the eggs drop to the bottom ...
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... fish contracts its arms upon the appearance even of distant dangers : they not only hunt for their food , but provide for their safety ; and however imperfectly they may be formed , yet still they are in reality placed many degrees ...
... fish contracts its arms upon the appearance even of distant dangers : they not only hunt for their food , but provide for their safety ; and however imperfectly they may be formed , yet still they are in reality placed many degrees ...
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... fish , and even muscles themselves , with their hard resisting shell , have been found in the stomachs of these voracious animals ; and what is very extraordinary , though the substance of their own bodies be almost as soft as water ...
... fish , and even muscles themselves , with their hard resisting shell , have been found in the stomachs of these voracious animals ; and what is very extraordinary , though the substance of their own bodies be almost as soft as water ...
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