This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
Land-dwelling crabs, of which there are many species. The Black or Mountain Crab of the West Indies lives from one to three miles from the sea, to which it travels, in immense numbers, in April or May, for the purpose of laying its eggs. It is chiefly active at night.
 
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