. Sea-shore life; the invertebrates of the New York coast. Marine animals. THE CRUSTACEANS 1(J5. Fig. 7,f; (JHOST CRAB. Florida Beaches. her legs and claws are now too weak to he of any service in the hattle for life outside of the cavity of the oyster shell. The eggs are carried hy the female until they hatch. The larvce then swim tlirough the water, and the little females enter oysters in their last larval stages. Another little crab fl'inno- iiiuciilat am J'lsloundwith- in the cavity of the shells of the common mussel, and the scallop. The Ghost Crab, fOcijpoda arenariu, Figs. 73,
. Sea-shore life; the invertebrates of the New York coast. Marine animals. THE CRUSTACEANS 1(J5. Fig. 7,f; (JHOST CRAB. Florida Beaches. her legs and claws are now too weak to he of any service in the hattle for life outside of the cavity of the oyster shell. The eggs are carried hy the female until they hatch. The larvce then swim tlirough the water, and the little females enter oysters in their last larval stages. Another little crab fl'inno- iiiuciilat am J'lsloundwith- in the cavity of the shells of the common mussel, and the scallop. The Ghost Crab, fOcijpoda arenariu, Figs. 73, 77J, ranges from Brazil to New Jersey. The young are often found late in summer on the liot sandy beaches of the southern coast of Long Island, al- though tliey probably die in the winter. The shell of the crab is about two inches wide and a little less than this in length, and is quite rectangular with an angular ridge along each side. The eyes are mounted on the ends of long stalks, which are usu- ally held upright, but may be folded back into sockets on the face of the shell. The crab is dull yellowish-white, and the surface of the shell is granulated. The claws are sharp and powerful, one claw being aboat twice the size of the other. This crab digs long inclined burrows fully three feet deep into the sandv beaches. It scrapes the sand out "sidewise" with its legs and throws it away from the mouth of the burrow lay a sudden dash. It is a scavenger, feeding upon decomposing animals and plants, and even eating beach-fleas. Although these crabs are relatively inactive during the day, at night they swarm in great numbers over our soutliern beaches. As they flit rapidly about in the moonlight their popular name of ghost crab seems remarkably. 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 Mayor, Al
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