Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1898 — West Indian Land Crabs. [ARTICLE]

West Indian Land Crabs.

It Is said that land crabs of the West Indies once every year leave their native home in multitudes, and in regular order march down to the sea. When in the water they frequently fasten seaweeds on their backs to hide themselves, and the growths selected are always in perfect harmony with the surroundings.