. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. 94 CRABS AND INSECTS. window. One of these crabs (c, Fig. 105) is remarkable in having a pouch in which the female carries her young ; the sac is formed by a prolongation of the lateral plates of the abdomen. Land-Crabs.— Land-crabs are common on all shores, many, as the Ocypoda (Fig. 106), living in holes, hiber- nating in the winter, and mimicking the sand in their absence of color. In the South the land- crabs, Gecarcinus (Fig. 107), that live in the bushes, are of various tints, equally protective among the leaves of the dead bay cedars and the fruit of the
. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. 94 CRABS AND INSECTS. window. One of these crabs (c, Fig. 105) is remarkable in having a pouch in which the female carries her young ; the sac is formed by a prolongation of the lateral plates of the abdomen. Land-Crabs.— Land-crabs are common on all shores, many, as the Ocypoda (Fig. 106), living in holes, hiber- nating in the winter, and mimicking the sand in their absence of color. In the South the land- crabs, Gecarcinus (Fig. 107), that live in the bushes, are of various tints, equally protective among the leaves of the dead bay cedars and the fruit of the prickly-pear, about which they cling. They are all swift runners, and in Ceylon, a large land-crab is chased on Fig. -Ocypoda, a marine crab that lives on 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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