Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 381
erranean Sea,and an anemone which accom-panies it. In this case the friend-ship is not altogether disinter-ested, as the anemone is used as a decoy by thewily crab, which gives it board, lodging, and trav-eling accommodations, in return for its services. The crabs, called by scientists Dromia,… … THE LAND-CRABS MARCH TO THE SEA. throng, that, closing in from all sides, unites ina general battle, in which the piratical crabs fallin a shower to the ground, where the combat isrenewed, and the largest crab finally bears awaythe game. The Grapsus displays no fear of the young bird,and a…
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