. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. CRABS, ETC. 91 Hermit - Crabs.—In the Hermits, that are either marine or terrestrial, the abdomen is soft (Fig. 100), and to protect it they take possession of empty univalve shells (Fig. 101), or even old tobacco-pipes thrown overboard by sailors,* while others bore into wood, sand, or sponges, the. Fig. 102.—The English edible crab (Cancer pagitrus), \ natural size. A, dorsal view, with the abdomen extended. B, front view of " face " : as, antennary sternum ; or, orbit; r, rostrum ; i, eyestalk ; 2, antennule ; 3, base of antenna ; 3', free portion o
. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. CRABS, ETC. 91 Hermit - Crabs.—In the Hermits, that are either marine or terrestrial, the abdomen is soft (Fig. 100), and to protect it they take possession of empty univalve shells (Fig. 101), or even old tobacco-pipes thrown overboard by sailors,* while others bore into wood, sand, or sponges, the. Fig. 102.—The English edible crab (Cancer pagitrus), \ natural size. A, dorsal view, with the abdomen extended. B, front view of " face " : as, antennary sternum ; or, orbit; r, rostrum ; i, eyestalk ; 2, antennule ; 3, base of antenna ; 3', free portion of antenna. (After Huxley.) * The author kept a land hermit for several months that had taken up its quarters in an old clay pipe. It crawled up a table daily to drink from a saucer of water placed there for the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Holder, Charles Frederick, 1851-1915; Holder, Joseph Bassett, 1824-1888, joint author. New York : D. Appleton and company
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