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Dwellers of the Sea and Shore 



easily be told apart. Other creatures have a body 

 resemblance to the shape and color of the leaves. At 

 the roots, in the mud, other small animals are abun- 

 dant. The pools and channels of mud flats contain 

 numerous varieties of mud crabs; if one is discerning 

 he will often be able to find in such places sluggish 

 types like the spider crab, which hides under decaying 

 weeds or covers itself with vegetation, and the mud 



COLONY OF BARNACLES LIVING ON A ROCK. 



crab, with a load of silt and debris tangled w^ith the 

 bristles on its back. Beauty is also present. Attached 

 to the submerged plants are silky sprays of the wonder- 

 ful hydroids, but a good glass is required to reveal the 

 delicate and exquisite structure of their plantlike bodies. 

 Indeed, there is no end to the charming revelations one 

 can make with a glass, and this holds equally true for 

 the waters of every character of shore. 



Rocky shores with their clefts and crannies and 



