July 20, 1930. 
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Got five Grapsus grapsus off of North sea wall with dip net, and one 
small black cross-barred alpheid from empty Conch shell. Between capture and 
lab. were out of water in wire cage for about ltj- hrs. Got two drenchings water 
poured over them from quart bottle. In lab cage was set in bucket KH&xKxahxxxKR 
of water and crabs went down below water level in dark of bucket. Largest 
on wire cage side. 
showed tendency to climb out of water and sit up/ Had been in water 
about 2 minutes, when, at 1:25 p.m., transferred 
At 6:50!^. a.m. noticed that the smaller of the two crabs in sea water 
had died, likewise the little one on sand. Large crab in salt water could 
raise itself (body 3A sideways) out of water, and I often found it in this 
attitude. Small crab in salt water could not do this. This one died Aug. 3, 
1930—“died night of Aug. 2, was very feeble that evening, died of starvation. 
Large one in sea water was trying to get out, but still as active as when 
first put in. Also the 2 med. sized ones in dry aquaria. Fecal matter removed 
with tube from large salt water crab, and little water added to replace that 
removed. 
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Last evening yesr Longley brought me 2 Grapsus grapsus (also got a 
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Plagusia depressons) which were kept in a bucket with wire cage over over it 
over night. One was up on side of cage this a.m. and smaller of two in water. 
This later was put into fresh water from which dead one was taken. Of course 
water was renewed first. The crab left in wire cage in bucket died about 
or before 6:25 a.m. July 29, 1930. Got hung up in piece of string attached to 
webbing on bottom of cage, which I left so the 3 2-clawed fellow 
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would climb up on wire. At 11:20 put new crab on sand; died prior to 6:00 a.m. 
July 22. 
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In same aq. this was filled with water so crab could not raise body out of water. 
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