Life Beneath the Waves And a Description of the Brighton Aquarium With Numerous
Life Beneath the Waves And a Description of the Brighton Aquarium With Numerous
William Henry Flower
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Whilst dredging at sea one day, at a distance of twelve or fourteen miles from the shore, the first thing which attracted attention, as the contents of the dredging- net were emptied on the deck, was a piece of rock about six inches in length, and four in depth, completely covered with Serpulae tubes of various dimensions ; and Life Beneath the Waves. 35 upon placing it in an aquarium after re- turning home, it soon became evident that other Annelids besides Serpulse had taken possession of the... rock. The first intimation of the presence of these worms was a bunch of long, thin, buff- coloured feelers or tentacles, ornamented by a short thick crimson fringe, hanging down from the piece of rock. These feelers were continually in motion, elongating and shortening themselves every instant. And as I examined them through a magni- fying glass, the bunch moved forwards, and in a few moments a salmon-coloured worm had displayed itself, to the length of about an inch and a half. Thinking that in all probability the Annelid was searching for food, I dropped a small piece of meat near the perpetually moving tentacles, and in an instant it was '62 36 Life Beneath the Waves.
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