The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 54National Geographic Society, 1928 - Geography |
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Page 57
... animals of the earth now exhibit a wide divergence , it is not inconceivable that by origin they belong to a single family . Thus they are subject to classification . Occupying a position about midway between the one - celled protozoans ...
... animals of the earth now exhibit a wide divergence , it is not inconceivable that by origin they belong to a single family . Thus they are subject to classification . Occupying a position about midway between the one - celled protozoans ...
Page 62
... animal lives in a large bubble of air he has trapped in his burrow by plugging the opening when the water rises . CRABS PICK AND CHOOSE THEIR HABITAT Crabs are not unlike land animals , in that they have preferences for certain lo ...
... animal lives in a large bubble of air he has trapped in his burrow by plugging the opening when the water rises . CRABS PICK AND CHOOSE THEIR HABITAT Crabs are not unlike land animals , in that they have preferences for certain lo ...
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... animals which otherwise has been extinct for millions of years . It is more closely related to spiders and scorpions than to the crab family . The Horseshoe Crab is sometimes two and a half feet long , but almost half of its length is ...
... animals which otherwise has been extinct for millions of years . It is more closely related to spiders and scorpions than to the crab family . The Horseshoe Crab is sometimes two and a half feet long , but almost half of its length is ...
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... animal uses a borrowed covering . This shell is at once a garment and a home . It is , however , an abode which is always carried on the crab's travels . In the mating season they often travel together in pairs , the male sometimes with ...
... animal uses a borrowed covering . This shell is at once a garment and a home . It is , however , an abode which is always carried on the crab's travels . In the mating season they often travel together in pairs , the male sometimes with ...
Page 71
... animals from which it derives its common name , the Horseshoe Crab is not a crab . It is not even a crustacean , if ... animal ; in fact , it is not improbable that , even with its compound eyes , the vision of the Horseshoe Crab is ...
... animals from which it derives its common name , the Horseshoe Crab is not a crab . It is not even a crustacean , if ... animal ; in fact , it is not improbable that , even with its compound eyes , the vision of the Horseshoe Crab is ...
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