Scherren sets out to prove that a beginner needs no costly compound microscope to do real work. With an ordinary pocket lens and simple appliances he examines the margined water beetle, cockroaches, earwigs and the great green grasshopper, spiders and their spinnerets, mites, myriapods, prawns and crabs, and the larvae of aquatic insects.
An encouraging guide for amateur naturalists and anyone who enjoys looking closely at small creatures. Download the free EPUB.