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FIRST BOOK. 
''I am glad you notice the joints, for the crabs 
and lobsters belong to the same great division of 
animals as spiders and insects, which also have 
jointed limbs. 
4. You see that there are ten legs, the front 
pair being larger than the rest. That pair^ as 
Lobster. 
you see, is fitted with strong nipping claws, 
which are useful for tearing up food." 
^' These crusty animals look very fierce," said 
Lucy. Are they really so?" 
5. " They are indeed," said Mr. Hunt. ''They 
fight fiercely with each other, and the one that 
proves the stronger is almost sure to eat the 
other. If a limb gets broken off* in the fight a 
fresh one will grow in its place. 
6. " Do you see the eyes? They are set at the 
