. Homes without hands : being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction . Animals. THE LAND CKAB. 105 ^B^„. Land Grab. example of the burrowing Crustacea. This species, -vyhich is , sometimes .called the Black Crab, and sometimes the Toulourou, is exceedingly variable in its coloring, sometimes black, some- times blue, and sometimes spotted. Whatever may be the color, some tinge of blue is always to be found, so that the name of Vi- olet Crab is the most appropriate of the three. "Wherever the Land Crab makes its home, the ground is
. Homes without hands : being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction . Animals. THE LAND CKAB. 105 ^B^„. Land Grab. example of the burrowing Crustacea. This species, -vyhich is , sometimes .called the Black Crab, and sometimes the Toulourou, is exceedingly variable in its coloring, sometimes black, some- times blue, and sometimes spotted. Whatever may be the color, some tinge of blue is always to be found, so that the name of Vi- olet Crab is the most appropriate of the three. "Wherever the Land Crab makes its home, the ground is filled with its burrows, which are as thickly sown as those of a rabbit warren, and within these habitations the crabs remain for the greater part of the day, coming out at night to feed, but being always ready to scuttle back at the least alarm. Should, however, their retreat be intercepted, they are as ready to fight as to run, and have a curious habit of seizing the foe with one of the large claws, and then shaking off the limb at its junc- tion with the body. As the muscles of the claw retain their ten-. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1823-1871; Smith, E. A. (Edward Alfred); Pearson, G. (George). New York : Harper & Brothers
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