Archive image from page 18 of Decapod crustacea of Bermuda (1908-1922). Decapod crustacea of Bermuda decapodcrustacea00verr Year: 1908-1922 I. I-'. I'. /•/•/'// ~l>i',-ii/i<)d Crustacea of Bermuda. 309 appearing near the eye-sockets ; a pair of small white spdts <• bt'liiinl the eye-soekets and another pair in the cardiac region. Le'j- light grayish brown ; chelipeds darker and more red ; last joint bright orange. Cnder side white.—C. 8. V. The color is often more reddish than above described, especially when immature. The youngest individuals were much paler. The dark purple and re
Archive image from page 18 of Decapod crustacea of Bermuda (1908-1922). Decapod crustacea of Bermuda decapodcrustacea00verr Year: 1908-1922 I. I-'. I'. /•/•/'// ~l>i',-ii/i<)d Crustacea of Bermuda. 309 appearing near the eye-sockets ; a pair of small white spdts <• bt'liiinl the eye-soekets and another pair in the cardiac region. Le'j- light grayish brown ; chelipeds darker and more red ; last joint bright orange. Cnder side white.—C. 8. V. The color is often more reddish than above described, especially when immature. The youngest individuals were much paler. The dark purple and red colors are protective at night. Figure '2. — Land Crab, A. H. V. lnl,-r to 30 feet high, at some distance from the shore and where the shell-sand was nearly or quite dry. We found them botli in open land and among cedar bushes. Its burrows are often very long and deep ; some that we dug out descended obliquely to the depth of 3 to 4 feet or more, and then ran off horizontally 4 to 5 feet, ending in a small chamber. Others, equally large, were quite shallow. Some of the young were exposed by turning over large flat stones, under which they had burrowed. Many burrows were among the tangled roots of cedars, etc., where they could not be dug out. The largest Bermuda specimen that I have seen was obtained at •St. Davids Island by the expedition of the Field Nat. Hist. Museum. They also collected it at Cooper's I. and Castle I. None of the specimens seen carried eggs, though some were taken in midsummer (Bermuda Biol. Station, Prof. Kincaid). Measurements in millimeters. Carapace Front Chelae Number Sex length breadth hrcadlh length hei ght Locality 3048. $ 39 48 10 r. 1. j 33 I 15 r. 1. 15 20 PuTiiiuda 1901o. $ 36 44 9 30 16 Bermuda Young S 26 35 8 r. 1. ) r r. 1. 9 9 'nnuda Young $ 14 24 6 r. 1. | PJ'..- r. 1. 6 6 Bermuda 489 F. M . $ 46 59 12. 5 19 24 Davids I. Young, with carapace 7-9''' long, were taken April 21,
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