Re ACARUS CROSSII

they are just crystalline non-living structures - deposited by electrolysis. They are 'insects' in the same fanciful way as there are 'canals' on Mars.

The old 'water glass' allows lots of fun. When I was a kid, you could buy 'coral making kits' which sprouted silicate crystals from lumps of various crystals.


In much the same way as referring to the bible many years after the philosophical period of its construction, seeing old 'science' from eyes new with a wider set of understanding often makes hilarity at the ignorance and narrowness of viewpoints of older writings.