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that, he often escapes before his discoverer has 

 quite recovered his presence of mind. The former 

 species, that try to escape in such a hurry, are 

 generally the uneatable green crab, although even 

 it is often found of no small size; while the big 

 pugnacious one is of the edible kind, and, from 

 his objection to capture, seems to know it. Some- 

 times crabs of a very tolerable size may be found 

 concealed in the crannies of the rocks, where they 

 are concealed by the rock itself, and by the fuci 



CRAB. 



and laminaria that hang about in great pro- 

 fusion. Bare-legged boys may be often seen 

 creeping about among the rocks, and armed with 



