 The front pair of legs terminate in very strong and heavy pincers, and the last pair are fitted with others weaker and much narrower. It would at first be thought quite impossible for a crab to open a strong cocoa-nut covered with the husk, but Mr. Liesk...  A History of Crustacea: Recent Malacostraca - Pagina 154de Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing - 1893 - 466 paginiVizualizare completă - Despre această carte
 | John Timbs - 1840 - 430 pagini
...describes a Crab which lives upon cocoa-nuts, and which he found on Keeling Island, in the South Seas. It is very common on all parts of the dry land, and...grows to a monstrous size. It is closely allied or identified with birgos latro. This crab has its front pair of legs terminated by very strong and heavy... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1857 - 584 pagini
...seen, and one of large size. Here the Great Purse Crab is abundant. Mr. Darwin writes as follows : 11 1 have before alluded to a crab which lives on the cocoa-nuts...all parts of the dry land, and grows to a monstrous lize. It is closely allied to, or is identical with, the Btrgui latro. This crab has its front pair... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1857 - 586 pagini
...follows : " I have before alluded to a crab which lives on the cocoa-nuts ; it is very соштоп on all parts of the dry land, and grows to a monstrous lize. It is closely allied to, or is identical with, the Birgia latro. This crab has its front pair... | |
 | 1859 - 512 pagini
...closely allied to, if not identical with, the Birgus latro (a genus near to our soldier-crab), is found on all parts of the dry land, and grows to a monstrous size, on the islets around Keeling Island : they live upon the cocoa-nuts that fall from the trees which... | |
 | Invention - 1868 - 230 pagini
...describes a Crab which lives upon Cocoa-nuts, and which he found on Keeling Island, in the South Seas : " It is very common on all parts of the dry land, and grows to a monstrous size ; it has a front pair of legs, terminated by very strong and heavy pincers, and the least pair by others... | |
 | John Timbs - 1869 - 374 pagini
...the great Purse Crab is abundant. Mr. Darwin describes it as a Crab which lives on the cocoa-nut, is common on all parts of the dry land, and grows to a monstrous size. This Crab has its front pair of legs terminated by very strong and heavy pincers, and the last pair... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1876 - 574 pagini
...trees extending their tall and waving trunks round the margin, formed a singular and very pretty view. I have before alluded to a crab which lives on the...The front pair of legs terminate in very strong and iieavy pincers, and the last pair are fitted with others weaker and much narrower. It would at first... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1876 - 586 pagini
...formed a singular and very pretty view. I have before alluded to a crab which lives on the cocoa -nuts: it is very common on all parts of the dry land, and...size : it is closely allied or identical with the Birgo? latro. The front pair of legs terminate in very strong and ueavy pincers, and the last pair... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1889 - 628 pagini
...trees extending their tall and waving trunks round the margin, formed a singular and very pretty view. I have before alluded to a crab which lives on the...size : it is closely allied or identical with the Birgus latro. The front pair of legs terminate in very strong and heavy pincers, and the last pair... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1889 - 462 pagini
...trees extending their tall and waving trunks round the margin, formed a singular and very pretty view. I have before alluded to a crab which lives on the...all parts of the dry land, and grows to a monstrous * Some natives carried by Kotzebue , to Kamtschatka collected stones to take back to their country.... | |
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