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glaucus-or the wonders of the shore(鯉斥互帽)-及34何蛍
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pink�察 �and tipped with iron blue�察 �and a most fantastical yellow little
creature�察�so covered with plumes and tentacles that the body is invisible�察�
which I believe to be the Idalia aspersa of Alder and Hancock。
At the bottom of the rock pools�察�behind St。 Leonard's baths�察�may be
found hundreds of the snipe's feather Anemone ��Sagartia troglodytes���察�of
every line�察�from the common brown and grey snipe's feather kind�察�to the
white´horned Hesperus�察�the orange´horned Aurora�察�and a rich lilac and
crimson variety�察�which does not seem to agree with either the Lilacinia
or Rubicunda of Gosse。 A more beautiful living bouquet could hardly
be seen�察�than might be made of the varieties of this single species�察�from
this one place。
On the outside sands between the end of the Marina and the Martello
tower�察 �you may find�察 �at very low tides�察 �great numbers of a sand´ tube�察�
about three inches long�察�standing up out of the sand。 I do not mean the
tubes of the Terebella�察 �so common in all sands�察 �which are somewhat
flexible�察 �and have their upper end fringed with a ragged ring of sandy
arms�此 �those I speak of are straight and stiff�察 �and ending in a point
upward。 Draw them out of the sand ´ they will offer some resistance ´
and put them into a vase of water�察�you will see the worm inside expand
two delicate golden combs�察�just like old´fashioned back´hair combs�察�of a
metallic lustre�察�which will astonish you。 With these combs the worm
seems to burrow head downward into the sand�察�but whether he always
remains in that attitude I cannot say。 His name is Pectinaria Belgica。
He is an Annelid�察 �or true worm�察 �connected with the Serpulea and
Sabellae of which I have spoken already�察�and holds himself in his case
like them�察 �by hooks and bristles set on each ring of his body。 In
confinement he will probably come out of his case and die�察 �when you
may dissect him at your leisure�察�and learn a great deal more about him
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thereby than ��I am sorry to say�� I know。
But if you have courage to run out fifteen or twenty miles to the
Diamond�察 �you may find really rare and valuable animals。 There is a
risk�察�of course�察�of being blown over to the coast of France�察�by a change
of wind�察 �there is a risk also of not being able to land at night on the
inhospitable Hastings beach�察�and of sleeping�察�as best you can�察�on board�此�
but in the long days and settled fine weather of summer�察 �the trip�察 �in a
stout boat�察�ought to be a safe and a pleasant one。
On the Diamond you will find many�察�or most of those gay creatures
which attract your eye in the central row of tanks at the Zoological
Gardens�此 �great twisted masses of Serpulae�察 。�26�� those white tubes of
stone�察 �from the mouth of which protrude pairs of rose´coloured or
orange fans�察 �flashing in�察 �quick as light�察 �the moment that your finger
approaches them or your shadow crosses the water。
You will dredge�察 �too�察 �the twelve´rayed sun´star ��Solaster papposa���察�
with his rich scarlet armour�察�and more strange�察�and quite as beautiful�察�the
bird's foot star ��Palmipes membranaceus���察�which you may see crawling
by its thousand sucking´feet in the Crystal Palace tanks�察 �a pentagonal
webbed bird's foot�察 �of scarlet and orange shagreen。 With him�察 �most
probably�察�will be a specimen of the great purple heart´urchin ��Spatangus
purpureus���察 �clothed in pale lilac horny spines�察 �and other Echinoderms�察�
for which you must consult Forbes's ;British Star´fishes�此─ �but perhaps
the species among them which will interest you most�察 �will be the
common brittle´star ��Ophiocoma rosula���察�of which a hundred or so�察�I can
promise�察 �shall come up at a single haul of the dredge�察 �entwining their
long spine´ clad arms in a seemingly inextricable confusion of
;kaleidoscope; patterns ��thanks to Mr。 Gosse for the one right epithet���察�
purple and azure�察�fawn�察�brown�察�green�察�grey�察�white and crimson�察�as if a
whole bed of China´asters should have first come to life�察�and then gone
mad�察�and fallen to fighting。 But pick out�察�one by one�察 �specimens from
the tangled mass�察�and you will agree that no China´ aster is so fair as this
living stone´flower of the deep�察 �with its daisy´like disc�察 �and fine long
prickly arms�察�which never cease their graceful serpentine motion�察�and its
colours hardly alike in any two specimens。 Handle them not�察�
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meanwhile�察�too roughly�察�lest�察 �whether modesty or in anger�察�they begin a
desperate course of gradual suicide�察 �and�察 �breaking off arm after arm
piecemeal�察�fling them indignantly at their tormentor。 Along with these
you will certainly obtain a few of that fine bivalve�察 �the great Scallop�察�
which you have seen lying on every fishmonger's counter in Hastings。
Of these you must pick out those which seem dirtiest and most
overgrown with parasites�察�and place them carefully in a jar of salt water�察�
where they may not be rubbed�察�for they are worth your examination�察�not
merely for the sake of that ring of gem´like eyes which borders their
;cloak�察─�lying along the extreme out edge of the shell as the valves are
half open�察 �but for the sake of the parasites outside�此 �corallines of
exquisite delicacy�察 �Plumulariae and Sertulariae�察 �dead men's hands
��Alcyonia���察 �lumps of white or orange jelly�察 �which will protrude a
thousand star´like polypes�察 �and the Tubularia indiv
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