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and dead, stone dead, the houseless Hermit lies upon that 

 moss-covered rock. 



There are two species of Hermit-crab occurring on our 

 coast, which are readily distinguishable from each other by 

 their size and the difference in the shape of the big claw. 

 Eupagurus pollicaris, the Warty Hermit, is the larger species. 

 He inhabits the shells of the big Naticas and the Fulgurs, 

 and can be easily recognized by his coarse, broad claws, 

 which close up in great part the aperture of the shell which 

 he occupies. In the more common form, Eupagurus longicar- 

 pus, which seldom attains a length exceeding an inch, the legs 

 are all much elongated, giving the animal a very slender 

 appearance. 



