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 to swimmerets? Do they likewise have the Y-shaped structure? (Fig. 86.)

If the swimmerets on the first abdominal segment are large, the specimen is a male. If they are small, it is a female. Which sex is shown in Fig. 82? Fig. 86?

Carapace.—The covering of the head chest (cephalothorax) is called the carapace. Has it free edges? The gills are on the sides of the body and are covered by the carapace (Fig. 87). The projection in front is called the rostrum, meaning beak. Does the rostrum project beyond the eyes? There is a transverse groove across the carapace which may be said to divide the head from the abdomen. Where does this groove end at the sides?

—1, mandible; 2, 3, maxillæ; 4, 5, 6, maxillipeds.

Legs.—How many legs has the crawfish? How many are provided with large claws? Small claws? Is the outer claw hinged in each of the large grasping pincers? The inner claw?

(ventral surface).

Appendages for Taking Food.—If possible to watch a living crawfish eating, notice whether it places the food directly into the mouth with the large claws. Bend the large claws under and see if they will reach the mouth.

Attached just in front of the legs the crawfish has three pairs of finger-like appendages, called foot jaws (maxillipeds), with which it passes the food from the large pincers