Dwellers of the sea and shore dwellersofseasho00crow Year: 1935 12 Dwellers of the Sea and Shore flowers. On the pebbles or sand that forms the floor of the pool itself, may appear the transparent, phan- tomlike prawn, gently waving its long filamentous feelers, then darting suddenly backward so swiftly that the eye cannot follow the movement; or, it may be, that a chance view may be caught of the scallop, that ornamental clamlike creature which swims by snapping together the valves of its shell. It so happens that on the piles of wharves many kinds of sea creatures will find a lodging place

Dwellers of the sea and shore dwellersofseasho00crow Year: 1935 12 Dwellers of the Sea and Shore flowers. On the pebbles or sand that forms the floor of the pool itself, may appear the transparent, phan- tomlike prawn, gently waving its long filamentous feelers, then darting suddenly backward so swiftly that the eye cannot follow the movement; or, it may be, that a chance view may be caught of the scallop, that ornamental clamlike creature which swims by snapping together the valves of its shell. It so happens that on the piles of wharves many kinds of sea creatures will find a lodging place Stock Photo

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Dwellers of the sea and shore dwellersofseasho00crow Year: 1935 12 Dwellers of the Sea and Shore flowers. On the pebbles or sand that forms the floor of the pool itself, may appear the transparent, phan- tomlike prawn, gently waving its long filamentous feelers, then darting suddenly backward so swiftly that the eye cannot follow the movement; or, it may be, that a chance view may be caught of the scallop, that ornamental clamlike creature which swims by snapping together the valves of its shell. It so happens that on the piles of wharves many kinds of sea creatures will find a lodging place. Some pentaca; a sea cucumber. of these are attached forms such as hydroids, anem- ones, moss animals, and sea squirts; others, like the shipworm and the gribble, are boring animals, and are therefore less conspicuous. Thus, there is much to find and admire among the living forms which inhabit the seashore. It is perhaps the most interesting of all the haunts of life. Although certain types may occur invariably in those regions that favor their development, life on the whole may in dif-

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