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The fly: Life history or the fly, Fig. 1. Larva of house-fly (natural size). Fig. 1a. The same (magnified). Fig. 2. Pupa (natural size), Fig. 3. Lid of pupa-case (magnified), Fig. 4. Anterior extremity of larva, showing hooks (magnigied), Fig. 5. Anterior extremity of larva, with palps retracted, Fig. 6. Anterior extremity of larva, with the same expanded, showing also the trachea and rudimentary feet

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Humble creatures; part I. The earthworm, and the common housefly. In eight letters

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The fly: Life history or the fly, Fig. 1. Larva of house-fly (natural size). Fig. 1a. The same (magnified). Fig. 2. Pupa (natural size), Fig. 3. Lid of pupa-case (magnified), Fig. 4. Anterior extremity of larva, showing hooks (magnigied), Fig. 5. Anterior extremity of larva, with palps retracted, Fig. 6. Anterior extremity of larva, with the same expanded, showing also the trachea and rudimentary feet

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The fly: Life history or the fly, Fig. 1. Larva of house-fly (natural size). Fig. 1a. The same (magnified). Fig. 2. Pupa (natural size), Fig. 3. Lid of pupa-case (magnified), Fig. 4. Anterior extremity of larva, showing hooks (magnigied), Fig. 5. Anterior extremity of larva, with palps retracted, Fig. 6. Anterior extremity of larva, with the same expanded, showing also the trachea and rudimentary feet
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Hicks, J. B. (Author)
Samuelson, James, 1829-1919 (Author)
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Humble creatures; part I. The earthworm, and the common housefly. In eight letters

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1860
Place: London
Publisher: J. Van Voorst
Edition: 2d ed.
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Shelf locator: QI (Samuelson, J. Humble creatures. 1860)
Topics
Invertebrates
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Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 19 x 12.5 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
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NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13545158
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cdf8c830-c622-012f-7540-58d385a7bc34
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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "The fly: Life history or the fly, Fig. 1. Larva of house-fly (natural size). Fig. 1a. The same (magnified). Fig. 2. Pupa (natural size), Fig. 3. Lid of pupa-case (magnified), Fig. 4. Anterior extremity of larva, showing hooks (magnigied), Fig. 5. Anterior extremity of larva, with palps retracted, Fig. 6. Anterior extremity of larva, with the same expanded, showing also the trachea and rudimentary feet" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-6711-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "The fly: Life history or the fly, Fig. 1. Larva of house-fly (natural size). Fig. 1a. The same (magnified). Fig. 2. Pupa (natural size), Fig. 3. Lid of pupa-case (magnified), Fig. 4. Anterior extremity of larva, showing hooks (magnigied), Fig. 5. Anterior extremity of larva, with palps retracted, Fig. 6. Anterior extremity of larva, with the same expanded, showing also the trachea and rudimentary feet" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-6711-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. (1860). The fly: Life history or the fly, Fig. 1. Larva of house-fly (natural size). Fig. 1a. The same (magnified). Fig. 2. Pupa (natural size), Fig. 3. Lid of pupa-case (magnified), Fig. 4. Anterior extremity of larva, showing hooks (magnigied), Fig. 5. Anterior extremity of larva, with palps retracted, Fig. 6. Anterior extremity of larva, with the same expanded, showing also the trachea and rudimentary feet Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-6711-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-6711-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) The fly: Life history or the fly, Fig. 1. Larva of house-fly (natural size). Fig. 1a. The same (magnified). Fig. 2. Pupa (natural size), Fig. 3. Lid of pupa-case (magnified), Fig. 4. Anterior extremity of larva, showing hooks (magnigied), Fig. 5. Anterior extremity of larva, with palps retracted, Fig. 6. Anterior extremity of larva, with the same expanded, showing also the trachea and rudimentary feet, (1860) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 26, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

The fly: Life history or the fly, Fig. 1. Larva of house-fly (natural size). Fig. 1a. The same (magnified). Fig. 2. Pupa (natural size), Fig. 3. Lid of pupa-case (magnified), Fig. 4. Anterior extremity of larva, showing hooks (magnigied), Fig. 5. Anterior extremity of larva, with palps retracted, Fig. 6. Anterior extremity of larva, with the same expanded, showing also the trachea and rudimentary feet