Evolution — A Doctrine in Search of a Theory

A typical stinging cell, or nematocyst. These cells line the tentacles of an aquatic animal called the hydra, which uses them to paralyze its prey. Section (a) shows an undischarged nematocyst and its accompanying trigger cell. Section (b) shows how the nernatocyst. when triggered, fires a poisonous barb.

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