FINDING NATURE’S TREASURES 
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in little bunches that look like grapes. They stick there 
until they hatch. The babies keep clinging to the mother’s 
swimmerets until they are big enough to swim. The 
babies are just like Mother Crawfish, only they are 
smaller, soft, and white. They have legs, pincers, eyes, 
and feelers.” 
“What are feelers?” asked Bess. 
“The feelers are those two long hair-like things that 
stick out in front. The crawfish uses them when the 
water is so muddy that she cannot see where she is going. 
The feelers help her to know where the stones are; so 
she will not run into them.” 
