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A WATER-MITE. (Mideopsis orbicularis.) 

 SPIDER'S FOOT AND WOLF SPIDER 



A Water-Mite. 



(Mideopsis orbicularis.) 



E tiny Water-mite (Fig. 59) is a new 

 discovery, and has recently been shown 

 at the Quekett Club by Mr. Henry Tavener, 

 the discoverer. It will be sure to interest those 

 who study pond-life. Its body is almost a true 

 circle. Each of the eight legs consists of five 

 segments, the hairs of which point backwards. 

 The object is an exceedingly beautiful one under 

 the microscope. 



The original photo-micrograph shows the 

 creature as if amplified to 90 diameters; the 

 focal distance was 75 inches ; and the objective 

 used was the 1-inch. 



