minute marvels of nature being some revelations of the microscope exhibited by photomicrographs taken by the author natural history microscopes 252 minute marvels of nature the barbs lie opposite to ech other on each side of the shaft and fit so closely together as to form a compact and flattened plane except that each barb has its edee arraneed so as to cover the pig 171 the slcin of tlie eel showing its scnle base of the barb preceding it at the tips of the barbs issue fine and often long cilia or thread like lashes which interlace with the neighbouring barbs under high ma rdp099.jpg from vavir সাত minute ar vedio View Photo