THE CRUSTACEAN'S No 



attaflied to the side of tlie stomacli. The shell is laterally com- 

 pressed, and is made up of a number of calcareous pieces hinged 



Fig. 53: AMERICAN LOBSTE£:. Cape Ann. Mass. 



together. There are tn-o common species of stalked barnacles in 

 our parts of the Atlantic. One is called Lc[ias fasriridai-is, and is 

 found floating in the Gulf Stream attached to logs and g-ulf ^veed. 

 It is small, the whole animal, including the stalk, being usually not 

 more than an inch in length. The shell is milky white, while the 

 stalk and legs are rich brown. This species is often cast ashore 

 upon our coast late in the summer. 



Lepas anatlfera. Fiq. 51, is a larger and stouter species, 

 fully two inches long. It is abundant upon buoys off the Florida 

 coast, or upon ship's bottoms which have been in warm seas. It 

 occiirs in the tropical parts of all oceans. 



The American Lobster, flioniarus amcricanus, Fi'j. 'j2/. We 

 are all familiar with the general appearance of our lobster, but its 

 habits are not so well known. It ranges from Xorth Caroliua to 

 southern Labrador, and is now most abiuidant off the Maine coast. 

 Years ago lobsters over 20 pounds in weight were not uncommon. 

 but such monsters are now very rare: A specimen 30 pounds in 

 weight and 42 inches long was. however, captured off the Xew 

 Jersey coast in March, 1807. (Jur lubster is exceedingly variable 

 in color, being usually dark green with red and blue mottlings; 



