 | George William Fitch - 1856 - 276 ページ
...motion. C2. " The most common of the worms at Loo-Choo (an island in the Pacific cast of China), was in the form of a star, with arms from four to six inchc? long, which it moved about with a rapid motion in all directions, probably in search of food.... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1860 - 896 ページ
...surface of the rock appears to be alive and in motion. The most common of the worms at Loo Choo was in the form of a star, with arms from four to six inches long, which it moved about with a rapid motion in all directions, probably in search of food. Others were so sluggish,... | |
 | Mary Fawler Maude - 1864 - 458 ページ
...tide rises, and the waves begin to wash over it, the coral-worms protrude themselves from holes that were before invisible. These animals are of a great...from four to six inches long, which are moved about in a rapid motion, in all directions, probably to catch food. Others are so sluggish, that they may... | |
 | 1864 - 422 ページ
...and the waves begin to wash over it, the coral worms protrude themselves from holes which before were invisible. These animals are of a great, variety of...from four to six inches long, which are moved about in all directions with a rapid motion, probably to catch food. Others are so sluggish, that they may... | |
 | Arthur Mangin - 1868 - 480 ページ
...surface of the rock appears to be alive and in motion. The most common of the worms at Loo Choo was in the form of a star, with arms from four to six inches long, which it moved about with a rapid motion in all directions, probably in search of food. Others were so sluggish... | |
 | George William Fitch - 1867 - 142 ページ
...motion. * 62. ' ' The most common of the worms at Loo-Choo (an island in the Pacific east of China), was in the form of a star, with arms from four to six inches long, which it moved about with a rapid motion in all directions, probably in search of food. Others were so sluggish... | |
 | M. J. OGLE - 1870 - 304 ページ
...and colours ; sometimes they are bright yellow, sometimes blue, sometimes red ; sometimes they are in the form of a star, with arms from four to six inches long, sometimes they are like long threads, sometimes like tiny lobsters and prawns. These tiny creatures,... | |
 | Ontario. Council of Public Instruction - 1871 - 506 ページ
...in motion. The most common of the worms at Loo Choo (an island in, the Pacific east of China), was in the form of a star, with arms from four to six inches long, which it moved about with a rapid motion in all directions, probably in search of food. Others were so sluggish,... | |
 | 1875 - 262 ページ
...small ? " "They vary very much, both in size and shape," replied Mr. Wilson. " One of the commonest is in the form of a star, with arms from four to six inches long, which it keeps continually moving, probably in search of food. Then others are so sluggish that they are... | |
 | Travellers - 1875 - 264 ページ
...small ? " "They vary very much, both in size and shape," replied Mr. Wilson. " One of the commonest is in the form of a star, with arms from four to six inches long, which it keeps continually moving, probably in search of food. Then others are so sluggish that they are... | |
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... invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that, in a short time, the whole surface of the rock appears to be alive and in motion. The most common... 
