| Show THE LOBSTER TANK an aquarium exhibit that many view with avely interest there are few tanks at the aquarium more interesting than that containing the lobsters the lobsters there now cow are not great like some of the mons monster tersa that have been exhibited exhibit ud but they are lively and in good goad condition and the dis display p lay of their characteristics as they wave move about or pause to eat a is almost startling to one unfamiliar with tho the lo 10 lobster biter in life whoever has bas picked up a live lobster in in a market and found the big claws drooping aro as they will if the lobster much life left in him is sure to be interested when he sees the lobster here walking off briskly on his alend slender er legs carrying his big claws I 1 in front of him clear of the ground and his heavy tail clear likewise his ordinary manner of bf progression is forward and when he urns he bd swings his bis heavily weighted we 9 eted projecting ends with facility but if he meets an obstruction obit ruction or an enemy his usual way is to dart backward and perhaps diagonally upward through the water which the lobster can do with great suddenness the lobsters feeding apparatus is wonderful about the month therease ther eare lots lotsof of little attachments all the time in in motion 0 tion when the lobster is feeding which slice the food off in little shreds as the lobster holds it up to his mouth if another lobster should come up this lobster would know it even though the other came up behind or at the side and would turn to defend himself or to fight or to flee or to warn the other away the lobsters long feelers he can project one in one direction and the other in another and with these ag a 9 he moves forward back or sidewise he guards against danger there are perhaps a dozen lobsters in the tank in the center of the tank there is a little rock there is likely to bo be seen upon this rock a little lobster not a dull old lobster lying down but an alert young lobster standing up and supporting easily his big claws and his hia powerful tail a young ayoung lobster ready to eats eat to fight or to run away new york sun |
