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The lobes are termed pseudopodia (pseiuios, false or apparent; pois, foot), because they enable the animal to move about. In the continual extension and branching of one or more of the chief pseudopods, writes Professor Leidy, the Amoeba progresses more or less rapidly, the body appearing incessantly to exhaust itself in the continual growth and elongation of the pseudopods and in the production of new ones, AA-hile it is as Fig. 1. A mceha proteus, the Proteus A nimalcule. Figure on left, small specimen, magnified 250 diameters. Figure on right x200. w, nucleus ;c v, contractile vacuole; ,foreign bodies; p, pseudopods. Arrows indicate direction of streaming of pseudopods and of motion of the animal. (A fter Leidy.) incessantly replenished by the contraction and melting away of pre-existing pseudopods. The little creature is continually changing its shape, and hence Rosel, who discovered it in 1755, called it the little Proteus, after the monster of the fable. When the A mmha comes in contact with aD iatom, Desmid, or other object suitable for food, it envelops and ingests it, and, in due time, casts out the indigestible debris.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

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