. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. hik_ iinnilk, and others asserting that its flesh has more flavour if ealen raw, like that of the oyster. In the market these crabs are tied to strings, luit always at such lengths that they cannot reach each other, or if they .should do so they wouKl of a certainty attack and niaini their nearest neighbours. llic Lake of Albano is a very hivourite resort of crabs, which abs(dntcly swarm in its soft muddy bed. t)ii the Hrst view, the Mud-eral)
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. hik_ iinnilk, and others asserting that its flesh has more flavour if ealen raw, like that of the oyster. In the market these crabs are tied to strings, luit always at such lengths that they cannot reach each other, or if they .should do so they wouKl of a certainty attack and niaini their nearest neighbours. llic Lake of Albano is a very hivourite resort of crabs, which abs(dntcly swarm in its soft muddy bed. t)ii the Hrst view, the Mud-eral) lo(d<s very like the common L;Tern('rali <d'the sea-shoi'c, but can lie distiuguish('Shuuhl, however, its retreat be cut off, it ]irovcs that it can fight as widl as run, and <irips with surh ibree, tiiat it makes the Iduod flow bt-lorc it cmi be shaken off. During tlu- winter it dives deeply into the mud, and there ivniains hidden, until the warmlh oj'spring induces it to leave its 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. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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