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caught with the hand; but the o-reated number in 
pots, a fort of trap, conftrufled of twigs, and 
baited with garbage: thefe traps are formed like 
wire moufe-traps; fo that when the Lobfters once 
gain admiflion, they cannot poffibly efcape. Tiiey 
are faftened to cords funk into the fea, and their 
flations marked by means of buoys. 
Lobfters are efteem.ed a very rich and nourifh - 
ing aliment; and they are generally in their beft 
feafon from the middle of 06lober till the begin- 
ning of May. They are chofen for the table by 
their weight in proportion to their fize; and by 
the hardnels qf the fliells on tl-i,eir fides, which, 
when in perfeftion, will not yield to a moderate 
preffure. Cock-Lobfters, as they are called, are 
in general better than the hen ones in winter: thefe 
are diftinguifned by the narrownefs of their tails; 
and by their having a ftrong fpine on the centre 
of each of the tranlparent procefles beneath the 
tail, which fupport the four middle plates of that 
member. 
Lobster, Elephant. This fpecies is fliaped 
pretty much like the common Lobfter, except that 
the fore-claws are longer; and the nippers, which 
are more thin and broad, open wider than in any 
of this kind. There are three fmall claws near 
the large ones; and two more, one on each fide, 
which are fnall and fmooth, having neither 
prickles nor liairs. Two of the feelers are ex- 
tremely long; and the reft are ftiort and ferrated, 
€xcept the centre one, which ferves to defend the 
horny and prominent eyes. The vv'hole body is 
undulated ; and the tail terminates in five fins va- 
riegated with lines. This fpecies is found on the 
coafts of the Mediterranean; and it's fiefli is highly, 
efteemed. 
Lobster, Spiny ; the Cancer Homarus. The 
front of this fpecies is broad, armed vAth. two 
large fpines, between which there is a fmaller one 
that guards the eyes. The antennas are longer 
than the body and tail; they are fpiny at their ori- 
gin; and beneath them there are two leffer ones. 
The claws are fmall, fliort, and fmooth ; the fangs 
are fmall, fingle, and hinged; the legs are (lender 
and fmooth ; and the body and thorax are rough 
■with fpines. The tail exceeds that of the com- 
mon Lobfter in length: on each part above there 
is a white fpot ; the bottoms are crooked and fer- 
rated; and the tail-fin is partly membranaceous, 
and partly cruftaceous. This animal inhabits the 
rocky coafts of Britain, and feveral of the conti- 
nental ftiores. 
Lobster, Broad ; the Cancer ArcTcus. This 
fpecies, which is common to every quarter of the 
world, has two broad bifurcated plates before the 
eyes, with ftiort furcated antenna ; and the body 
and rail are fiat and broad. 
Lobster, Norway ; the Cancer Norvegicus. 
The common length of this fpecies, from the tip 
of the claws to the extremity of the tail, is about 
nine inches. The fnout is long and fpiny; the 
thorax is (lightly befet with fpines ; the body is 
marked with three ridges ; the claws are very long, 
angular, and fpiny ; the antennse are long; the legs 
are flender and clawed; and the tail is elegantly 
marked with fmooth and ftiort haired fpaces, 
placed alternately. 
Lobster, Long-Clawed; the Leo of Ronde- 
letius. This fpecies, which is found on the 
northern coafts of Scotland, has a fmooth thorax, 
three iharp flender fpines in front, long rough 
flender claws, ftraight fangs, and weak and briftly 
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Iegs._ The antennae, which are flencler, are about 
two inches and a half long; and the tail and body 
are about five inches. 
Lobster, Striated ; Cancer Strigofus. This 
fpecies has a pyramidal fpiny fnout; and a thorax 
elegantly plated, each plate being marked near it's 
junction with fliort ftria;. The claws, which 
are much longer than the body, are thick, echi- 
nated, and tuberculated ; the upper fang is bifid; 
and the tail is broad. This animal never exceeds 
fix indies in length; it frequents the coaft- of An- 
glefea ; and lodges under ftones and weeds. 
_ LOCHE ; the Cobitis Barbatula of Linnsus. 
This fifn has a fmall mouth, placed beneath, and 
deititute of teeth; the upper mandible is adorned 
with fix linali beards, one at each angle of the 
moudi, and four at the end of the nofe. The 
dorfal fin confifts of eight rays, the peroral of 
eleven, the ventral of feven, and the anal of fix. 
The tail, which is broad, contains fixteen rays. 
Th.e body is liiiooch and flippery; the colour of 
the head, back, and fides, is fometimes white; 
and at others a dirty yellow, elegantly marked 
wkh large fpots, compofed of num.berlefs minute 
fpecks : the pectoral, dorfal, and caudal fins, are 
alfo fpotted; but the belly and ventral fins are 
white. 
The Loche is found in feveral of the fmall 
Englifn rivulets, where it keeps at the bottom, and 
on tliat account is in fome places called the ground- 
ling. It feldom exceeds four inches in leng-th; 
and, in general, is no more than three. 
LOCUST. In the Linn^an fyftem, the Lo- 
cuft belongs to the genus of gryllus ; com.pre- 
hending the Locuft, the graftiopper, and the 
cricket. 
In the eaiftern parts of the world, the Locuft 
makes a diftinguifned feature in the pifture of na- 
ture. Accordingly, the Scriptures furnifli us with 
feveral very ftriking images of the numbers and 
rapacity of thefe infefts ; they compare them to 
an army whofe numbers are almoft infinite; and 
defcribe them as rifing out of the earth and pur- 
fuing a fettled march, purpofely to deftroy the 
fruits of the ground, and co-operate with the in- 
tentions of Divine difpleafure. 
According to the beft information, when the 
Locufts take the field, they are headed by a leader, 
v>?hofe flight they obferve, and diredc their motions 
as he feems difpofed to proceed. They appear 
at a diftance like a black cloud, which, as it ap- 
proaches, gatherson the horizon, and almoft eciipfes 
the light of the fun. It often happens that the huf- 
bandm.an perceives this imminent calamity pafs 
av/ay, without doing him the fmalleft injury; and 
the whole fwarm proceed on their courie to fettle 
on the labours of fome devoted country. Unfor- 
tunate indeed is that diftrid where thefe infefts 
alight ! they ravage the meadow and pafture 
ground ; ftrip the trees of their leaves; rob the 
gardens of their beauty; and, in a few minutes, 
deftroy the expectations of the year, and bring on 
an inevitable famine. In their native tropical cli- 
mates, they are lefs dreadful than in the more 
fouthern parts of Europe; where, though the plain 
and the foreft be ftripped of their verdure, the 
power of vegetation is fo great, that an interval 
of a few days frequently repairs the calamity : but, 
in the European climates, the verdure being the 
livery of a whole fcafon, the enfuing fpring alone 
can repair the damage. Befides during their long 
flights to this part of the world, they become fa- 
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