The life of crustacea / by W.T. Calman.

  • William Thomas Calman
Date:
1911
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Credit: The life of crustacea / by W.T. Calman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and are described as shooting through the water like fish. The Lobster’s habit of seeking shelter in rock- crevices or under stones is one which is shared by a Fig. 36—A Common Hermit Crab {Eupagurus bernhardus) removed FROM THE Shell very large number of shore Crustacea. From some primitive kind of Lobster which discovered the advantages of a portable shelter have been derived the Hermit Crabs. In rock-pools one may often see whelk or periwinkle shells tumbling about with an
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