. Sea-shore life; the invertebrates of the New York coast. Marine animals. THE CRUSTACEANS 81 the males are minute, degenerate creatures without shells, mouth or intestines, and live within the shell of the Fig. 4><; llock covered with KoL'k liariiacles. Cape Ann, Mass. The liock Barnacle, fBalanus halanoides, Fiij. 48J, is found along the Atlantic shores of Europe and America, from the Caro- linas northward. It lives only between tide levels, where it remains uncovered for a considerable period each half day, and is so abundant as to whiten the rocks. Individuals are crowded so
. Sea-shore life; the invertebrates of the New York coast. Marine animals. THE CRUSTACEANS 81 the males are minute, degenerate creatures without shells, mouth or intestines, and live within the shell of the Fig. 4><; llock covered with KoL'k liariiacles. Cape Ann, Mass. The liock Barnacle, fBalanus halanoides, Fiij. 48J, is found along the Atlantic shores of Europe and America, from the Caro- linas northward. It lives only between tide levels, where it remains uncovered for a considerable period each half day, and is so abundant as to whiten the rocks. Individuals are crowded so closelj' to- gether as to become distorted and elon- gated in shape. When the tide is out the barnacles remain closed up, but as soon as the water reaches them the lids of the shells open, and the delicate I'url- ing feet are thrust out at regular inter- vals, sweeping food into the hungry mouths of the barnacles. At the least shock or jar the 1)arnacles close their lids with a snap and the waving motion 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, Alfred Goldsborough, 1868-1922. New York, A. S. Barnes
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