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modious ; into this it enters, and takes up its abode. Fre- 

 quently two of them will have a severe contest for possession, 

 and a fierce fight ensues. With such very bad instincts 

 and unscrupulous habits, it is not surprising that the 



HERRIXG FISHING. 



hermit crab should be a very suspicious animal. On the 

 slightest alarm it retires into its shell, guarding the entrance 

 to it with its largest claw. The structure of the animal 

 renders it equal to most emergencies. The part which in 

 the lobster becomes a fan-like expansion at the end of the 

 tail, is an appendage to the hermit crab for firmly holding 

 on by the shell, and so tenacious is the hold that it may be 

 torn to pieces, but cannot be pulled out. As they increase 



