. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. THE EDIHLK ClfAIi. 571 iiul IS f;cii('i'ally iiiplo}-ud in it's iiiiiliir iiiiiiiiaLs igiiHjable' i'eeling of |,i.,ioniie(I tlio same feat wns so closely alike as to create an sur|>ii>i'." The same writer then i)rocGeds to draw analogies with other memhers ..f the animal kiiiuildiii, sneli astlio si)i(ler-monkeys, the sloths, the long-leL'ged beetles, and the for the of showm- that elongated lind)8 are mostiv given to creat
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. THE EDIHLK ClfAIi. 571 iiul IS f;cii('i'ally iiiplo}-ud in it's iiiiiliir iiiiiiiiaLs igiiHjable' i'eeling of |,i.,ioniie(I tlio same feat wns so closely alike as to create an sur|>ii>i'." The same writer then i)rocGeds to draw analogies with other memhers ..f the animal kiiiuildiii, sneli astlio si)i(ler-monkeys, the sloths, the long-leL'ged beetles, and the for the of showm- that elongated lind)8 are mostiv given to creatures that may be ivrkmu'd among the elnnlK'rs. ' '' The tubercles with which the body of this crab is so profusely studded are of a pink , nnd are ternunated by a little knob either of or white, but always hi'ddy ,,„hsluHl. llie ground colour is white, so that the creature presents a very plea'^in^' ,,o„liast ..1 ('oiours. [t is generally reckoned among the rarer liritisii crustaceans, thourd" p, without suflicient reason, as the ilepth of sea in which it resides renders it no very easy capture, and it is also accustomed to conceal its beautiful carai)ace under a ,„ating <.f mud and small seaweeds, so that even when brought ui) in tiie dredce it iiiii;ht cscajie observation. - i b " Ox the left hand of the same illustration is seen a iigureof theSi'iXE-ARAiKD Eambkus a mc'iulier ot a moderately large , inhabiting the iMediterrauean and the warmer seas ol tlio world m general. The specimen from which tlie drawing is takc'ii was captured in the In many respects the genus Lamlu'us resembles the par- thrnopr, but IS distinguishable by having one plate fewer in the abdomen, and in the in which the anteniue are jointed. The eyes of this Spine-armed Lambrus are ntraitiie and placed on footstalks of an elaborate and curious construction. The large family of the Cauceridie now -nnies before us, and is tamiliarly known th
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