THE LOBSTER, 



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rax), and six pairs to the body (abdomen), in all twenty 

 pairs, and very few of these appendages are alike. No 



Fig. 115. 



Eye- stalk. 



wonder he is called one of the arthropoda, or foot- 

 jointed race. Arthron means a joint, and pons a foot. 

 I have helped yon to count the feet, so yon can 

 amnse yourselves by counting the joints. You now 



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NAMES OF LOBSTER S APPENDAGES. 

 Eye-stalks. 



Antennules, or small feelers. 

 Antennae, or long feelers. 

 Mandibles, or true jaws. 



j- Maxillje, or little jaws j 



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pair. . . . 



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H IV 



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V 



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VI 



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r vn 



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VIII 



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IX 



u 



X 



a 



XI 



u 



XII 



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XIII 



u 



XIV 



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XVI 



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XVII 



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XIX 



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XX 



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Maxillipedes, or foot-jaws 

 Chelae, or pincers. 



■ Ambulatory Limbs, or walk- 

 ing-legs 



First pair. 

 Second " 



First " 

 Second " 

 Third " 



XI. and XII., 

 with pincers. 

 XIII. and 

 XIV., with- 

 out pincers. 



- Swimmerets, or little swimmers. 



