. Crab, shrimp, and lobster lore, gathered amongst the rocks at the sea-shore, by the riverside, and in the forest. Shrimps; Crabs; Lobsters. CRABS. 5 enraged dentist, ready to do fierce battle against all intruders with his upraised pincers. This is the ill- disposed young gentleman Avho sends Lotti/ or ToUt/, with heartrending screams and pinched pettitoes, in wild dismay from the charming shell-floored pool, in which they have been paddling. Master Crab's internal economy is just as curious as his external skeleton. One pair of jaws one would be disposed to think sufficient for any living c
. Crab, shrimp, and lobster lore, gathered amongst the rocks at the sea-shore, by the riverside, and in the forest. Shrimps; Crabs; Lobsters. CRABS. 5 enraged dentist, ready to do fierce battle against all intruders with his upraised pincers. This is the ill- disposed young gentleman Avho sends Lotti/ or ToUt/, with heartrending screams and pinched pettitoes, in wild dismay from the charming shell-floored pool, in which they have been paddling. Master Crab's internal economy is just as curious as his external skeleton. One pair of jaws one would be disposed to think sufficient for any living creature of reasonable require-. ments ; but he possesses eight, and, instead of exposing his teeth to the examination of the critical in matters of dentition, he carries them safely stowed away in the interior of his stomach, where they would be exces- sively hard to get at in cases of crustacean tooth-ache. With such appliances as these, the food cannot well be otherwise than perfectly masticated. A Crab's liver is an odd organ to contemplate, and constitutes a considerable portion of the soft interior of the shell-. 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 Lord, William Barry. London, G. Routledge and Sons
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