NEWLY-HATCHED CKAYFISHES. 



4d 



That most careful naturalist, Roesel von Eosenhof, 

 says of the young, when just hatched : — 



" At this time they are quite transparent ; and when 



Fig. 8.~ Astaci/s fliiriaf ills.— a, two , —gently hatched crayfish attached 

 to one of the swimmerets of the mother ( x 4). pr, protopodite ; 

 en, endopodite ; and ex, exopodite of the swimmeret ; ec, ruptiired 

 egg-cases. B, chela of a recently hatched crayfish ( x 10), 



such a crayfish [a female with young] is brought to 

 table, it looks quite disgustmg to those who do not know 



