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lateral antennae ; which are beset, like the body, with sharp 

 points. The legs are all single-fingered ; not even those of the 



FIG. 478. PALINURUS. 



first pair being furnished with pincers. This animal frequents 

 deep waters, especially off rocky shores ; and it only approaches 

 the coast at the return of spring, to deposit its eggs, which are 

 numerous, minute, and of a bright red colour. The common 

 English species not unfrequently weighs 12 or 14 Ibs., when 



