276 THE SEA SHORE 



Fig. 209 represents the two allied creatures that may some- 

 times be dug out of the sandy beach, or from the mud in the 

 estuary of a river. The one on the left is the mud-borer (Gebia 



Fio. 208. THE NORWAY LOBSTER (Nephrops norvegicus) 



stellata), which is of a dull yellowish colour, marked more or less 

 distinctly by pinkish starlike spots a feature that has suggested 

 the specific name. The beak in front of the carapace is very 



