Half Hours with the Lower Animals / Protozoans, Sponges, Corals, Shells, Insects, and Crustaceans

by Charles Frederick Holder

• A
• Abalone, [109].
• Æolis, [114].
• Aeronaut, [179].
• Agassiz, Louis, [27].
• Amœba, [8], [10].
• Anemone, [38], [43].
• Angle worm, [82].
• Animalcules, [76].
• Ant, [223].
• Antennæ, [96].
• Ant lion, [181].
• Aphis, [202].
• Aphrodite, [85].
• Aplysia, [114].
• Apus, [137].
• Aragonite, [29].
• Arcturus, [178].
• Argonaut, [125].
• Arion, [115].
• Aristeus, [158].
• Ascension Is., [147].
• Astræa, [49].
• Atlantic, [51].
• Atoll, [48].
• Attacus, [218].
• Attus, [172].
• Aurelia, [29].
• Auricle, [92].
• Avalon, [86].
• Avalon, Phosphorescence at, [86], [101].
• B
• Banks, Sir J., [157].
• Barnacle, [104].
• Barnacle, Goose, [134].
• Bean aphis, [200].
• Bee, [228].
• Beetles, [195].
• Beetles, Boring, [197].
• Bell Animalcule, [12].
• Bivalve, [91].
• Blind crustacean, [143].
• Bluebottle fly, [206].
• Book scorpion, [166].
• Brachiopoda, [81].
• Branchipus, [137].
• Brine shrimp, [137].
• Buffalo bug, [198].
• Bugs, [199].
• Bulimus, [112].
• Bumble bee, [223].
• Burgos crab, [154].
• Butterflies, [212].
• Byssus, [99].
• C
• Caddis worm, [185].
• Cardium, [103].
• Carpenter bee, [231].
• Caryophyllia, [47].
• Cassis, [110].
• Caterpillar, [164].
• Caves, Santa Catalina, [32].
• Centipede, [165].
• Cerithium, [103].
• Chætopterus, [86].
• Challenger, [147].
• Chamæleon, [143].
• Chinch bug, [198].
• Chiton, [101].
• Cicada, [200].
• Cilia, [11].
• Clam, Giant, [98].
• Cleodora, [116].
• Cochineal, [202].
• Cockle, [102].
• Cocoanut crab, [155].
• Colossendeis, [157].
• Conch, [106], [110].
• Cone, [110].
• Conus, [110].
• Coral, [44], [51], [53].
• Coral insect, [52].
• Cottony scale, [203].
• Cowry, [110].
• Crab, [42], [124], [156].
• Cranchia, [127].
• Crayfish, [130], [144].
• Crickets, [165], [191].
• Crinoid, [56].
• Crustacean, [128].
• Ctenactis, [46].
• Cteniza, [174].
• Cuttlefish, [117].
• Cyanea, [27].
• Cyclops, [135].
• Cypræa, [110].
• Cyprinæ, [136].
• D
• Daddy longlegs, [167].
• Darwin, [83].
• Decorative crab, [151].
• Dendronotus, [114].
• Dentalium, [116].
• Devilfish, [117].
• Doris, [114].
• Dragon fly, [180].
• E
• Echinus, [65].
• Eciton, [226].
• Edible crab, [148].
• Eolis, see Æolis.
• Erenberg, [77].
• F
• Fiddler crab, [149].
• Fierasfer, [71].
• Firmin, Point, [32].
• Firmin, Point, Phosphorescence at, [32].
• Firmin, Point, Waves at, [32].
• Flea, [211].
• Florida, [71].
• Flustra, [78].
• Fly, [204].
• Flying spider, [172].
• Foraminifera, [15].
• Fresh-water pearl, [98].
• Fungia, [51].
• Fusus, [111].
• G
• Gall crab, [152].
• Gammarus, [138].
• Garden Key, [44].
• Garden of the Gods, [227].
• Gecarcinus, [146].
• Giant clam, [98].
• Giant octopus, [123].
• Giant squid, [114], [118].
• Glacier flea, [178].
• Glass-bottom boat, [50].
• Glass sponge, [23].
• Gnat, [210].
• Goat moth, [221].
• Goniaster, [61].
• Gordius, [75].
• Gorgonia, [49], [53].
• Grapsus, [124], [147].
• Grasshopper, [190].
• Green crab, [149].
• Gulf of Mexico, [33].
• Gunther, [158].
• H
• Haliotis, [109].
• Halobates, [201].
• Helderberg, [53].
• Hermit crab, [152].
• Hibernation, [112].
• Holothurian, [72].
• Honey ant, [227].
• Horseshoe crab, [155].
• Howard, Dr., [207].
• Hymenoptera, [222].
• I
• Ianthina, [116].
• Insects, [159], [190].
• Anatomy of, [159].
• Larvæ of, [159].
• Music of, [190].
• Parts of, [159].
• Spiracles of, [159].
• J
• Jægar, [192].
• On locusts, [192].
• Japanese crab, [152].
• Jellyfishes, [26-35].
• Beauties of, [27].
• Development of, [29].
• Young of, [29].
• June bugs, [197].
• K
• Kallima, [215].
• L
• Labium, [206].
• Labrum, [208].
• Lake Mono, [207].
• Lamp shell, [80].
• Land crab, [149], [150].
• Larva, [163].
• Lasso, [28].
• Leaf hopper, [201].
• Leech, [82].
• Lepidoptera, [217].
• Lernæans, [136].
• Limax, [115].
• Lime, [50].
• Limnoria, [138].
• Limpet, [105], [108].
• Lingula, [80].
• Lobster, [132], [140].
• Locust, [190].
• Lucernaria, [30].
• Luminous crab, [157].
• M
• Macrocheira, [152].
• Mactra, [101].
• Malay, [72].
• Mammoth Cave, [143].
• Mantis, [186].
• May fly, [178].
• Melicerta, [32].
• Metridia, [156].
• Mimicry, [186].
• Mimicry of insects, [187].
• Mite, [166].
• Mole cricket, [201].
• Moseley, Dr., [147].
• Mosquito, [208].
• Development of, [209].
• Moth, [221].
• Mushroom coral, [46].
• Mussel, [97].
• Mygale, [176].
• N
• Nassa, [107].
• Natica, [106].
• National Museum, [122].
• Nemesia, [174].
• Nereis, [86].
• Noctiluca, [16].
• Noctiluca, phosphorescence, [16].
• Norway lobster, [129].
• Nummulites, [13].
• O
• Ocean, [15].
• Lime in, [15].
• Octopus, [122].
• Onchidium, [155].
• Eyes of, [155].
• Ophiocoma, [62].
• Oyster crab, [152].
• P
• Paper nautilus, [125].
• Paramœcium, [12].
• Pearl, [94].
• Pelagia, [35].
• Pentacrinus, [56].
• Pentacta, [71].
• Peripatus, [164].
• Philippines, [113].
• Phorus, [103].
• Phosphorescence, [7], [84], [156].
• Phyllium, [189].
• Physalia, [33].
• Physophora, [36].
• Planarian, [73].
• Pleurobranchia, [53].
• Polycirrus, [86].
• Polyp, [46].
• Polyzoan, [77].
• Pompilius, [223].
• Porpita, [37].
• Potato bug, [198].
• Prawns, [142].
• Praya, [36].
• Pteropod, [115].
• R
• Radiolarian, [14].
• Razor clam, [99].
• Reef, [53].
• Rhizostoma, [32].
• Rotifer, [76].
• S
• San Clemente, [112].
• Sand collar, [106].
• Sand dollar, [67].
• Sand flea, [138].
• Santa Catalina, [32], [50], [109].
• Sapphirina, [167].
• Scale insects, [203].
• Scorpion, [160].
• Sea anemone, [38], [43].
• Sea cucumber, [70], [71].
• Sea pen, [54].
• Sea slug, [114].
• Semper, Dr., [82].
• Sepia, [118].
• Serpulæ, [88].
• Shrimps, [131].
• Sierra Madre, [172].
• Silk worm, [219].
• Siphon, [92].
• Snail, [90].
• Soft-shelled crab, [147].
• Southern California, [7].
• Spicules, [21], [72].
• Spider, [168].
• Spider crab, [151].
• Spirit crab, [128].
• Sponges, [18].
• Squash bug, [199].
• Squid, [114], [120], [121].
• Squilla, [139].
• Starfish, [60], [64].
• Stings, [229], [233].
• Stone lilies, [56].
• St. Paul's Rocks, [147].
• Sucker, [122].
• Syllis, [86].
• Synapta, [72].
• T
• Taltritus, [138].
• Tarantula, [174].
• Terebratula, [80].
• Teredo, [100].
• Tiger beetle, [196].
• Timos, [175].
• Trichina, [75], [76].
• Tritonia, [114].
• Trochus, [103].
• Turritella, [103].
• U
• Univalve, [104].
• Urchin, [65], [69].
• V
• Velella, [35].
• W
• Walking stick, [188].
• Wasp, [167].
• Water boatman, [200].
• Water flea, [136].
• Web, [169].
• White ant, [184].

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