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AT La Rocque, in Jersey, the spring tides go out about two miles leaving many large lagoons with sandy bottoms and depths of from two to four feet of water. Here we often spear flat-fish, plaice, soles, etc., sometimes getting as many as twenty in a tide; here also may be found spider crabs (Maia squinado), which are often taken in Jersey for food, but which are considered out of season in the autumn.
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BAAL, H. Behaviour of Spider Crabs in the Presence of Octopuses. Nature 171, 887 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171887b0
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