Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
THE MOVEMENTS OF THE TENTACLES FROM THE CONTACT OF SOLID BODIES.
LOS MOVIMIENTOS DE LOS TENTÁCULOS POR EL CONTACTO CON CUERPOS SÓLIDOS.
Inflection of the exterior tentacles owing to the glands of the disc being excited by repeated touches, or by objects left in contact with them—Difference in the action of bodies yielding and not yielding soluble nitrogenous matter—Inflection of the exterior tentacles directly caused by objects left in contact with their glands—Periods of commencing inflection and of subsequent re-expansion—Extreme minuteness of the particles causing inflection—Action under water—Inflection of the exterior tentacles when their glands are excited by repeated touches—Falling drops of water do not cause inflection.
Inflexión de los tentáculos exteriores debida a que las glándulas del disco son excitadas por roces repetidos, o por objetos dejados en contacto con ellas—Diferencia en la acción de los cuerpos que proporcionan y no proporcionan materia nitrogenada soluble—Inflexión de los tentáculos exteriores causada directamente por objetos dejados en contacto con sus glándulas—Períodos de inicio de la inflexión y de la posterior reexpansión—Extrema pequeñez de las partículas que causan la inflexión—Acción bajo el agua—Inflexión de los tentáculos exteriores cuando sus glándulas son excitadas por roces repetidos—Las gotas de agua que caen no causan inflexión.
Vocabulary
- LOS
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- MOVIMIENTOS
- Movements or motions of something
- DE
- Of, from (preposition indicating possession/origin)
- TENTÁCULOS
- Tentacles or long flexible appendages
- POR
- By, for, through (preposition)
- EL
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- CONTACTO
- Contact or touch between two things
- CON
- With (preposition)
- CUERPOS
- Bodies or physical forms of objects
- SÓLIDOS
- Solid or firm matter (not liquid/gas)
- exteriores
- Exterior or outer parts of something
- debida
- Due or owed to something
- glándulas
- Glands that produce secretions in body
- disco
- Disk or round flat object
- excitadas
- Excited or stimulated to action
- repetidos
- Repeated or done multiple times
- objetos
- Objects or things
- dejados
- Left or placed in position
- Diferencia
- Difference or distinction between things
- acción
- Action or activity
- proporcionan
- Provide or supply something needed
- materia
- Matter or material substance
- soluble
- Capable of being dissolved in liquid
- causada
- Caused or brought about
- directamente
- Directly or in straight manner
- Períodos
- Periods or lengths of time
- inicio
- Beginning or start of something
- posterior
- Posterior or coming after in time
- Extrema
- Extreme or very great in degree
- partículas
- Particles or tiny pieces of matter
- causan
- Cause or bring about something
- Acción
- Action or activity
- agua
- Water (liquid essential for life)
- cuando
- When or at what time
- Las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- gotas
- Drops or small amounts of liquid
- caen
- Fall or descend downward
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