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ICIHG CRABS. 



Often (liirinp; tlio cool ('v<'niiin>, I ninnscd 

 myself by wandering about the fxt<'ii>ive bt-acli 

 on this coast, to observe and coUcct such mariiie 



number of dea^t gkeU$ stJse^R^ h^mh^ bttt 

 living sliclls, or those €pntainiuL«' ihr soft parts, 

 wcrt- rarr. 01)^i'r\ iiig an uiitcnna of some crus- 

 taceous animal projecting from the moist sand, 

 left hfihst t^Miag, ^ tlie tide, I pulled it, and 

 drew <Mii two Jn* king crabs, jointed log€(tIier 

 by tlieir niukr surfaces, and tlms united btirrow 

 in tlic sanil ; they are called Eeaii, minii" by 

 the Javanese, and, on this coast, they are named 

 * * Moi, raoi/* The male is larger than the female ; 

 they ate eaten by Javanegfe^ but on ttifs coast 

 they are not eaten, although the natives ohst'i-v^! 

 theCliiiiese are fon<I of tliem.* The femahs lay 

 their t'Li^s in the sand, after carrying tliem for 

 some time, and, in about the second montlj, 

 tlte yonng are pTodii:6!ed | ^nlin^k 

 perfectly harmless; they tsmwl mfMly^ aaid 

 when touched draw the upper ]>art of the sh^M 

 a little inwards ; and, as thvy move, the long 

 antenna bears a resemblance to a tail. VV'Jien 

 pl9je>e^ m the baekj ikm^ iSnd mneh diffietilcy in 

 regaining their natural position^ 



^ The Cliineae have^ several s|)Cct«is im1ig<2notis to ilic 

 Vtlesttal Empire, 



