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| Keywords: Curious creatures in zoology (14947891454).jpg 26 4 <br> CURIOUS CREATURES <br> smoothness of their surface Magnus also speaks of <br> the antipathy between the two <br> According to Pliny quoting Trebius Niger the Polypus <br> shows a fair amount of cunning Shell fish are desti- <br> tute of sight and indeed all other sensations but those <br> which warn them of hunger and the approach of danger <br> Hence it is that the Polypus lies in ambush till the <br> fish opens its shell immediately upon which it places <br> within it a small pebble taking care at the same time <br> to keep it from touching the body of the animal lest <br> by making some movement it should chance to eject it <br> Having made itself thus secure it attacks its prey and <br> draws out the flesh while the other tries to contract <br> itself but all in vain in consequence of the separation <br> of the shell thus effected by the insertion of the wedge <br> In addition to the above the same author states <br> that there is not an animal in existence that is more <br> dangerous for its powers of destroying a human being <br> when in the water Embracing his body it counteracts <br> his struggles and draws him under with its feelers and <br> its numerous suckers when as often is the case it 23575019 76213 32031 Page 264 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/23575019 1890 10 5962/bhl title 32031 Ashton John NameFound Polypus NameConfirmed Polypus EOLID 4776285 NameBankID 4306563 NameFound Trebius NameConfirmed Trebius EOLID 43145 NameBankID 2702044 Biodiversity Heritage Library Curious creatures in zoology; with 130 illus throughout the text Sea Serpents Monsters Are Real Animals University of California Libraries archive org bhl page 23575019 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/23575019 bhlMonstersRreal Halloween sea serpent university of california libraries archive org bhlmonstersrreal Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2014-10-19 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/14947891454 2015-08-25 20 53 49 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 sea serpent Curious creatures in zoology Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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