370 ARCTURHLE. 



pereion of] a female specimen. But the presence of a 

 diminutive white zoophyte injured the roe, which proved 

 abortive of progeny. A full-grown specimen was placed 

 in a suitable vessel on the 21st of March ; on the fol- 

 lowing day above sixty young were observed in the 

 vessel : all were pure white ; they exceeded a line in 

 length, their black eyes were rather oval, and they re- 

 sembled their parent in general. 



" On the 2 1st of May the appearance of another indi- 

 vidual attracted Sir J. Dalyell's notice ; it stood erect on 

 a piece of sponge, the body at right angles to the six 

 hind feet. The long antennae now stretched forward, as 

 usual with the species, but each appeared as thick or 

 thicker than the animal itself, and on a transient glance 

 it seemed invested by a coating of fur ; however, this 

 unaccountable fact was easily explained by the appli- 

 cation of a lens. A numerous brood had been produced 

 in the night, whereof the whole, without exception, had 

 seated themselves on the antennse : yet the parent neither 

 testified impatience of their presence nor seemed to 

 suffer any uneasiness under the burden. All were very 

 pale or dingy white, none of them exceeding a line in 

 length. The young grew very rapidly ; but as they 

 continued affixing themselves, they certainly proved an 

 annoyance which was ultimately fatal."* 



The animal dwells in the deep sea. Fine specimens 

 are rare. 



* A specimen of A. Baffini is preserved in the collection of the British 

 Museum, in which the young are attached to the antennse of the parent. We 

 think, therefore, that we may assume that this mode of conveying their young 

 may be a peculiar feature in the instinctive habits of this animal. (See vig- 

 nette in p. 374.) 



