. Dwellers of the sea and shore. Marine animals. Curious Creatures 219 Little is known of the habits of the males, except that during the breeding season, about the first week in July, they swarm the waters in enormous numbers. JAWS OF THE SAND WORM. after sundown. They are a little more than two inches in length, and the posterior part of their body is bright red and peculiarly modified. They appear to be short-lived, for at the close of the swarming period they are found dead in hundreds, and are not seen again for another Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page
. Dwellers of the sea and shore. Marine animals. Curious Creatures 219 Little is known of the habits of the males, except that during the breeding season, about the first week in July, they swarm the waters in enormous numbers. JAWS OF THE SAND WORM. after sundown. They are a little more than two inches in length, and the posterior part of their body is bright red and peculiarly modified. They appear to be short-lived, for at the close of the swarming period they are found dead in hundreds, and are not seen again for another 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 Crowder, William, 1882-. New York, The Macmillan Company
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