. Sea-shore life; the invertebrates of the New York coast. Marine animals. 100 SEA-SHORE LIFE and many otlier marine animals. In fact, almost any decomposing animal will be greedily devoured by crabs. The shell is shed at. Fig. 68; GREEN GRAB. AniiisqiiMn, Mass. least once during the summer and the crab then expands consider- abl}', but remains soft for a few days, and is then sold in the mar- kets as a "soft-shelled ; The soft-shelled male crabs hide away during this period, for they are quite defenceless, but the soft-shelled female is protected by a hard-shelled male who clin
. Sea-shore life; the invertebrates of the New York coast. Marine animals. 100 SEA-SHORE LIFE and many otlier marine animals. In fact, almost any decomposing animal will be greedily devoured by crabs. The shell is shed at. Fig. 68; GREEN GRAB. AniiisqiiMn, Mass. least once during the summer and the crab then expands consider- abl}', but remains soft for a few days, and is then sold in the mar- kets as a "soft-shelled ; The soft-shelled male crabs hide away during this period, for they are quite defenceless, but the soft-shelled female is protected by a hard-shelled male who clings to her. The paddle-like expansions of the last joints of the hinder- most pairs of legs enable the blue crab to swim rapidly, while its other legs are used in crawling. It is exceedingly pugnacious and makes effective use of its sharp, powerful claws. The eggs are laid during the summer soon after the annual moult, and are carried about attached to the abdominal appendages of the female until they hatch. This blue crab can be at once distinguished from all other species of our coast by the sharp spine which projects outward from each side of the body. It becomes fully six inches in width. The Green Crab, fCarcinus mcenas, Fig. 68). This crab is dark olive-green mottled with yellow-green, and is abundant in Long Island Sound, and on the New England Coast north of Cape Cod. It is also found on the northern coasts of Europe, where it is sold. 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 Mayor, Alfred Goldsborough, 1868-1922. New York, A. S. Barnes
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