. The boy anglers; their adventures in the Gulf of Mexico, California, the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and the lakes and streams of Canada. Fishing; Fishes. FISHING IN AN OCEAN FOREST 53 phosphorescence for which the region is famed. In the crevices of the rocks were sea-anemones of various hues, very Hke flowers, throwing out delicate tentacles or clos-. ea-anemones. ing at the slightest alarm. The kelp beds afforded an interesting field to study the strange protective resem- blances among animals. Even the crabs here were tinted the exact color of the leaf—olive green upon which they rested
. The boy anglers; their adventures in the Gulf of Mexico, California, the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and the lakes and streams of Canada. Fishing; Fishes. FISHING IN AN OCEAN FOREST 53 phosphorescence for which the region is famed. In the crevices of the rocks were sea-anemones of various hues, very Hke flowers, throwing out delicate tentacles or clos-. ea-anemones. ing at the slightest alarm. The kelp beds afforded an interesting field to study the strange protective resem- blances among animals. Even the crabs here were tinted the exact color of the leaf—olive green upon which they rested, while on a rock was a hermit crab, its shell so protected by a growth of weed that it could. 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 Holder, Charles Frederick, 1851-1915. New York, D. Appleton
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