72 Life and Immortality. 



of both appearing impressed" with a figure very similar to 

 the letter H. The latter, which appears to be a vegetable 

 feeder, is the larger, its burrows not infrequently measuring 

 one and a half inches in diameter. Estuarine regions, in 

 close proximity to fresh water, rather than the tidal flats, are 

 its habitat, and, in truth, it seems to be able to get along for 

 weeks, and even months, without any absolute need of salt 

 water. 





FIDDLER-CRABS. 

 Two Males Fighting for a Female. 



In the excavation of their homes the Fiddlers throw up the 

 pellets of moist earth by means of their anterior walking 

 legs, depositing their burden usually at some little distance 

 from the mouth of the burrow. As winter approaches, the 

 domiciliary apertures are closed up, and the famine of win- 

 ter is spent in a state of torpidity. 



With the advent of spring they come forth from their 

 brumal retreats, and soon concern themselves with the duties 

 incident to the propagation of their kind. Two males are 



