. Guide leaflet. ywhere atthe waters edge. The large spider crabs{Libinia emarginata and dubia), with theirlong legs and small, spiny, rounded cara-paces, hide in the eelgrass and are hard tosee on muddy bottoms. Oysters and Mussels On mud-flats laid bare at low tides onemay chance upon occasional oyster beds,though these are usually cultivated atsome depth. More frequently huge flatsmay be covered with edible mussels{Mytilus edulis). These black mussels area potential article of food, now muchneglected, but, when properly prepared,they rival the succulent oyster and little-neck clam in delica
. Guide leaflet. ywhere atthe waters edge. The large spider crabs{Libinia emarginata and dubia), with theirlong legs and small, spiny, rounded cara-paces, hide in the eelgrass and are hard tosee on muddy bottoms. Oysters and Mussels On mud-flats laid bare at low tides onemay chance upon occasional oyster beds,though these are usually cultivated atsome depth. More frequently huge flatsmay be covered with edible mussels{Mytilus edulis). These black mussels area potential article of food, now muchneglected, but, when properly prepared,they rival the succulent oyster and little-neck clam in delicacy of flavor and nutri-tious value. On Marthas Vineyard Island,literally acres of mussels are laid bare atlow tide. They multiply so rapidly that,if by chance they come in contact with abed of oysters, they will overspread itand completely smother it. The rockbarnacles, in turn, reproduce even fasterthan the mussels, and, by sheer force ofnumbers, given an opportunity, willinvade a mussel colony and overwhelm
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