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A large berried shrimp carries about 5,000 eggs. 
Examination of the eggs under the microscope. Also the 
berries will be hatched in the tanks and the newly-hatched 
little shrimps exanuned, 
The Lobster breeds in just the same way as the 
shrimp, except that it spawns only once in the year. 
Male and female lobster. 
The Crab—tThe stomach, liver, ovaries and 
testes. 
Three stages in the growth of the Crab. (All magnified). 
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The “Casting” of the Crab-—the shell 
the crab is * cast,” or thrown off, many times during the 
first year of its life. Afterwards it casts its shell about 
once in each year. Growth only takes place while the 
crab is “ soft,’ and before it grows a fresh shell. 
