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HALF AN HOUR WITH CRUSTACEA. 



singular species of crustacean, Amphithoe rubricate*,, 

 about half an inch in length, and of a brilliant 

 crimson hue, mottled with white, may be found at 

 the roots of Laminaria, or on the under sides of 



Fig. 142. 



My sis chamceleon, x 3. 

 Fig. 143. 



Tail of Mysis, with otoconia, 



stones in a few fathoms of water. This species is 

 remarkable for building a sort of nest with spun 

 materials, in the smaller sea-weeds, exactly as birds 

 do in bushes, see Fig. 144. 



