LITTLE WORM DEVOURS SHIPS.
aa it looks, there is no qK^Xn more dangerous worm in the jftftJc world than the worm which spends its life in boring through wood, and which consequently does so much injury to Bhips. Indeed, it is known as the 'ship's worm for this reason. The apparatus with which it bores ia located in its head and consists of two oddly shaped scales, which work together in perfect harmony. The worm's body is almost transparent and exceedingly tender. It begins to bore when it is quite young', and thenceforth it lives and works in wood. It bores so quietly that it never betrays itself, and it always works in a longitudinal direction. It does not aban • don this direction even if a nail or any other obstacle is in it 3 way, for it simply goes around it.
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Bruce Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 97, 16 December 1902, Page 7
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142LITTLE WORM DEVOURS SHIPS. Bruce Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 97, 16 December 1902, Page 7
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