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 to its mouth (Figs. 85, 86). They are in form and use more like fingers than feet. In front of the foot jaws are two pairs of thin jaws (maxillæ) and in front of the thin jaws are a pair of stout jaws (mandibles) (Fig. 85). Do the jaws move sidewise or up and down? Which of the jaws has a jointed finger (palp) attached to it? Do all of the appendages for taking food have both exopod and endopod branches on a basal stalk or protopod? Which of the appendages have a scalloped edge? How would you know from looking at the crawfish that it is not merely a scavenger? Why are there no pincers on the hind feet?

—Gill cover removed and gills exposed. Mp, gill bailer.

Sense Organs.—Find the antennæ, or long feelers (Figs. 82, 90). Are the antennæ attached above or below the eyes? (Fig. 87.)

c, heart; Ac, artery to head; Aa, artery to abdomen; Km, stomach; D, intestine; L, liver; T, spermary; Go, opening of sperm duct; G, brain; N, nerve chain.

Find the pair of antennules, or small feelers. Are their divisions like or unlike each other? Compare the length of the antennules and the antennæ. Compare the flexibility of the antennæ with that of the other appendages.