INSECT GALLERY. 
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xlgaiiist the wall un each side of the gallery are models 
showing the injuries caused to vegetation by insects and mites ; 
also models of various forms of galls of creneral or scientific 
interest. 
Fig. 2i.— C'ocoanut Crab (}Urgu< latro). 
At the south end of tliis gallery are exhibited specimens of 
Crabs and Lobster. Among the former, special attention may 
be directed to the specimens of the Giant Crab {Meter ocl lira) of 
Japan, and also to the Cocoanut Crab {Birgus latro) (fig. 24), which 
feeds on }'0ung cocoanuts, and is related to the Hermit-Crabs. 
In the central table-cases, besides Crustacea (crabs, lobsters, etc.), 
are displayed the Scorpions and Spiders, including several 
examples of the large Bird-eating Spiders. 
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