| Author: | Charles Darwin | ISBN: | 1230000352369 |
| Publisher: | True North | Publication: | April 10, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Charles Darwin |
| ISBN: | 1230000352369 |
| Publisher: | True North |
| Publication: | April 10, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The subject of corals and coral-reefs is one concerning which much popular misconception has always prevailed. The misleading comparison of coral-rock with the combs of bees and the nests of wasps is perhaps responsible for much of this misunderstanding; one writer has indeed described a coral-reef as being "built by fishes by means of their teeth."
The subject of corals and coral-reefs is one concerning which much popular misconception has always prevailed. The misleading comparison of coral-rock with the combs of bees and the nests of wasps is perhaps responsible for much of this misunderstanding; one writer has indeed described a coral-reef as being "built by fishes by means of their teeth."
