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HALF AN HOUR WITH CRUSTACEA. 



damp sands between the tides. Nearly allied to the 

 shrimps are two species, termed respectively the 

 " Night-walker " (Nika edulis, Fig. 147) and Hip- 



Fig. 145. 



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The Sandhopper (Talitrus locusta), x 5. 

 Fig. 146. 



The Shorehopper (Orchestia Kttoreci), X 5. 



polyte varians, Fig. 148). The former takes its 

 name on account of its abounding in the evening. 



