. Dwellers of the sea and shore. Marine animals. i88 Dwellers of the Sea and Shore Here, In a word, is the real reason why the flatfish Is Indistinguishable when It is motionless. The most striking of its adaptative features, however, Is the posi- tion of its eyes. In the common fishes familiar to everybody these organs, like those of the higher ani- mals, are situated one on each side of a middle line dividing the right and left half of the body. But the. ROCK CRAB CONCEALING ITSELF IN THE SAND. THE ANIMAL IS IN THE CENTER OF THE PICTURE. THE FORE PART OF ITS BODY AND THE ENDS OF ITS CLAWS AR
. Dwellers of the sea and shore. Marine animals. i88 Dwellers of the Sea and Shore Here, In a word, is the real reason why the flatfish Is Indistinguishable when It is motionless. The most striking of its adaptative features, however, Is the posi- tion of its eyes. In the common fishes familiar to everybody these organs, like those of the higher ani- mals, are situated one on each side of a middle line dividing the right and left half of the body. But the. ROCK CRAB CONCEALING ITSELF IN THE SAND. THE ANIMAL IS IN THE CENTER OF THE PICTURE. THE FORE PART OF ITS BODY AND THE ENDS OF ITS CLAWS ARE THE ONLY PORTIONS EXPOSED. flounder Is almost a freak; Its eyes are both on one side of its head; in other words, on that side of its body which it keeps uppermost. When one considers, more- over, that this creature is hatched as a transparent fish, swimming vertically in the water, with an eye on each side, the foregoing circumstances seem all the more striking. Nevertheless, it should be observed that these changes are not more marvelous than the. 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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