Dwellers of the sea and shore . dwellersofseasho00crow Year: 1935 196 Dzi'i'l/crs of the Sea and Shore further observation would soon be impossible. I was about to wade in to get the animal and place it in a small pool on a higher level when it promptly disap- peared with an oblique backward movement into the sand. In spite of the fact that my acquaintance with its ways was limited, this sudden action, coming at the end of a long period of lethargy, anJ the further fact LADY CRAB. that I had as yet made no effort to disturb the creature, struck me at the moment as being somewhat queer. At
Dwellers of the sea and shore . dwellersofseasho00crow Year: 1935 196 Dzi'i'l/crs of the Sea and Shore further observation would soon be impossible. I was about to wade in to get the animal and place it in a small pool on a higher level when it promptly disap- peared with an oblique backward movement into the sand. In spite of the fact that my acquaintance with its ways was limited, this sudden action, coming at the end of a long period of lethargy, anJ the further fact LADY CRAB. that I had as yet made no effort to disturb the creature, struck me at the moment as being somewhat queer. At the same time an equally puzzling performance took place on the part of some small fishes hovering in the vicinity. These—it was later that I learned they were Mummichogs {Fiindiilus majalis)—darted to the bottom and buried themselves, too, out of sight. A suspicion crossed my mind. I had known
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