CHAPTER V.. Hermit Crabs.

HERMIT CRABS.

Enthusiastic students of nature--Aristocratic Hermit crabs--Swammerdam--Hermit crab and its habits--Anecdote--The Hermit in a fright--Soldier crab and Limpet--A crustaceous Diogenes--Prometheus in the tank--The martyr Hermit crab--The author's pet Blenny--Anecdote, 89