The Bookshelf for boys and girls: Nature and Outdoor Life (1912)
University Society, New York · New York. : University Society · leaf 184
like most sea-crabs, the young of the land-crabs do not pass through a number of changes, but the little ones are perfect when they leavethe egg. They live on the seashore, clinging tothe rocks, and enjoying themselves for some timebefore they go to their home in the hills. Crabs exhibit some of… … THE FIDDLER-CKAB. the shades of the living alga?—light pink, red,brown, etc. The spider-crab is covered with acoarse, hairy fur. The hairs are serrate orhooked, and serve to collect and hold debris, inwhich tiny plants and hydroids find root-roomand nourishment. Thus quite a garden oftenflourishes…
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