Project Gutenberg 2016-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 127 Holder, Charles Frederick 1851 1915 Half Hours with the Lower Animals Protozoans, Sponges, Corals, Shells, Insects, and Crustaceans Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Inhabitants of a drop of water -- The sponges -- The jellyfishes -- The sea anemones -- The corals -- The stone lilies -- The stars of the sea -- Ocean hedgehogs -- The sea cucumbers -- The worms -- The two-valved shells -- The univalves -- The cuttlefishes -- The crustaceans -- From barnacles to lobsters -- The crabs -- Luminous crabs -- The insects -- Lower forms of insects -- The spiders -- Some six-legged insects -- Some mimics -- The grasshoppers and locusts -- The beetles -- The bugs -- Flies and mosquitoes -- The butterflies and moths -- The ants -- The bees and wasps. Produced by deaurider, Christopher Wright and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Half Hours with the Lower Animals" by Charles Frederick Holder is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book aims to provide an engaging introduction to various forms of animal life, particularly lower animals such as protozoans, sponges, and crustaceans. It serves as both a general guide and a supplemental reader for students, participating in broader nature studies and emphasizing the interconnectedness of animal life and its relevance to humanity. The opening of the book sets the stage for an enlightening exploration of microscopic life, beginning with inhabitants of a drop of water. It highlights the incredible diversity found within a microscopic ecosystem, showcasing organisms like the Amœba and various ciliated infusoria that inhabit still water environments. Holder illustrates how these small creatures engage in complex behaviors such as movement, feeding, and reproduction, despite their minuscule size. The text emphasizes the significance of these lower animals in the broader context of life and their vital role in ecosystems, inviting readers to develop an appreciation for the hidden wonders of the natural world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Animals Invertebrates QL Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 414704 413942 2024-10-21T16:22:19.323844 2023-09-22T12:53:36.230159 text/html text/html 393759 2016-05-16T11:22:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 45502720 2016-05-16T11:23:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 51792960 2024-10-21T16:22:47.648695 application/epub+zip 51710034 2024-10-21T16:22:25.021800 application/epub+zip 242486 2024-10-21T16:22:21.420901 application/epub+zip 51699896 2024-10-21T16:23:02.950708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51584077 2024-10-21T16:22:38.652755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293986 2022-09-23T18:24:10.506494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296302 296096 2024-10-21T16:22:16.183930 2023-09-22T12:53:31.942126 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 296669 2016-05-16T11:22:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 109079 2016-05-16T11:23:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20323 2024-10-21T16:23:03.400623 application/rdf+xml 22976 2024-10-21T16:22:21.580826 image/jpeg 3461 2024-10-21T16:22:21.505995 image/jpeg 46261878 2024-10-21T16:22:20.693909 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia