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glaucus-or the wonders of the shore(鯉斥互帽)-及15何蛍
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briar´ prickles�察 �which his thinner cousins keep throughout life。
Nevertheless�察 �prickles�察 �in all three species�察 �are�察 �as far as we can see�察�
useless in Torbay�察 �where no wolf´fish ��Anarrhichas lupus�� or other
owner of shell´crushing jaws wanders�察�terrible to lobster and to cockle。
Originally intended�察�as we suppose�察�to face the strong´ toothed monsters of
the Mediterranean�察�these foreigners have wandered northward to shores
where their armour is not now needed�察 �and yet centuries of idleness and
security have not been able to persuade them to lay it by。 This ´ if my
explanation is the right one ´ is but one more case among hundreds in
which peculiarities�察 �useful doubtless to their original possessors�察�remain�察�
though now useless�察 �in their descendants。 Just so does the tame ram
inherit the now superfluous horns of his primeval wild ancestors�察�though
he fights now ´ if he fights at all ´ not with his horns�察 �but with his
forehead。
Enough of Cardium tuberculatum。 Now for the other animals of the
heap�察�and first�察�for those long white razors。 They�察�as well as the grey
scimitars�察�are Solens�察�Razor´fish ��Solen siliqua and S。 ensis���察�burrowers
in the sand by that foot which protrudes from one end�察 �nimble in
escaping from the Torquay boys�察 �whom you will see boring for them
with a long iron screw�察�on the sands at low tide。 They are very good to
eat�察�these razor´fish�察�at least�察�for those who so think them�察�and abound in
millions upon all our sandy shores。 ��3��
Now for the tapering brown spires。 They are Turritellae�察�snail´ like
animals ��though the form of the shell is different���察 �who crawl and
browse by thousands on the beds of Zostera�察�or grass wrack�察 �which you
see thrown about on the beach�察 �and which grows naturally in two or
three fathoms water。 Stay�此 �here is one which is ;more than itself。;
On its back is mounted a cluster of barnacles ��Balanus Porcatus���察�of the
same family as those which stud the tide´rocks in millions�察 �scratching
the legs of hapless bathers。 Of them�察�I will speak presently�察�for I may
have a still more curious member of the family to show you。 But
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meanwhile�察�look at the mouth of the shell�察�a long grey worm protrudes
from it�察�which is not the rightful inhabitant。 He is dead long since�察�and
his place has been occupied by one Sipunculus Bernhardi�察 �a wight of
low degree�察 �who connects ;radiate; with annulate forms ´ in plain
English�察 �sea´ cucumbers ��of which we shall see some soon�� with sea´
worms。 But however low in the scale of comparative anatomy�察�he has
wit enough to take care of himself�察�mean ugly little worm as he seems。
For finding the mouth of the Turritella too big for him�察�he has plastered
it up with sand and mud ��Heaven alone knows how���察�just as a wry´neck
plasters up a hole in an apple´tree when she intends to build therein�察�and
has left only a round hole�察�out of which he can poke his proboscis。 A
curious thing is this proboscis�察�when seen through the magnifier。 You
perceive a ring of tentacles round the mouth�察�for picking up I know not
what�察�and you will perceive�察�too�察 �if you watch it�察�that when he draws it
in�察 �he turns mouth�察 �tentacles and all�察 �inwards�察 �and so down into his
stomach�察�just as if you were to turn the finger of a glove inward from the
tip till it passed into the hand�察�and so performs�察�every time he eats�察�the
clown's as yet ideal feat�察�of jumping down his own throat。 ��4��
So much have we seen on one little shell。 But there is more to see
close to it。 Those yellow plants which I likened to squirrels' tails and
lobsters' horns�察�and what not�察�are zoophytes of different kinds。 Here is
Sertularia argentea ��true squirrel's tail���察 �here�察�S。 filicula�察 �as delicate as
tangled threads of glass�察 �here�察 �abietina�察 �here�察 �rosacea。 The lobsters'
horns are Antennaria antennina�察�and mingled with them are Plumulariae�察�
always to be distinguished from Sertulariae by polypes growing on one
side of the branch�察 �and not on both。 Here is falcata�察 �with its roots
twisted round a sea´weed。 Here is cristata�察�on the same weed�察�and here
is a piece of the beautiful myriophyllum�察�which has been battered in its
long journey out of the deep water about the ore rock。 For all these you
must consult Johnson's ;Zoophytes�察─ �and for a dozen smaller species�察�
which you would probably find tangled among them�察�or parasitic on the
sea´weed。 Here are Flustrae�察 �or sea´mats。 This�察 �which smells very
like Verbena�察�is Flustra coriacea ��Pl。 I。 Fig。 2��。 That scurf on the frond
of ore´weed is F。 lineata ��Pl。 Fig。 1��。 The glass bells twined about this
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Sertularia are Campanularia syringa ��Pl。 I。 Fig。 9���察 �and here is a tiny
plant of Cellularia ciliata ��Pl。 I。 Fig。 8��。 Look at it through the field´
glass�察�for it is truly wonderful。 Each polype cell is edged with whip´
like spines�察�and on the back of some of them is ´ what is it�察�but a live
vulture's head�察�snapping and snapping ´ what for�拭�
Nay�察 �reader�察 �I am here to show you what can be seen�此 �but as for
telling you what can be known�察�much more what cannot�察�I decline�察 �and
refer you to Johnson's ;Zoophytes�察─ �wherein you will find that several
species of polypes carry these same birds' heads�此 �but whether they be
parts of the polype�察�and of what use they are�察�no man living knoweth。
Next�察�what are the striped pears�拭 �They are sea´anemones�察�and of a
species only lately well know
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