August 5 j 1930 - Continued 
At 10:00 a.m. C crab in deep fresh water had keeled over on bottom of 
2 
jar; was unresponsive to poking or moving about with forceps. Picked him 
out of water and took in hand for pickling, when I noticed bubbling noise 
below maxillipeds. Dropped him back in water. Was not out more than a few 
seconds, but was enough to revive it that it moved about on bottom of jar 
when disturbed; had shed one of its few remaining legs. 
Other crabs all seemed O.K. at 10:00 a.m. 
At 10:35 a.m. all seemed O.K. except one in fresh water seemed xa down 
s. 
and out, even when picked up and turned over under water showed no real signs 
of life, but on taking out felt bubbling to start up after few seconds, and 
ft/ 
in 3-4 mins, sheeted additional bubbling. Put in dry jar. 
11:00 a.m. Crab in deep fresh water did not revive after all. Young 
male, 30.8 mm. wide, with both chelipeds and just two ambulatories, having 
shed others in jar. 
All O.K. at 12:00 and 1:00 o'clock. 
Returned at 4:30 p.m., and crab in dry jar, E 0 , was dead. Male carapace 
31.5 mm. wide. 
August 6, I93O. 
7:00 a.m. Salt and shallow fresh water crabs O.K. Looked at about each 
hour—O.K. 
At 11:00 a.m. crab in fresh water had cast three legs and was bubbling 
profusely. 
12:30 Fresh water crab quite feeble. 
2:00 p.m. Dead) Male carapace 38 mm. wide, only two ambulatories and 
chelae left. Salt water crab still alive. 
3:30 p.m. Salt water crab still good, changed water on him. 
