Caption:
Hairy crab. . Pilumnus hirtellus. . "It is observed by Edwards who first figured this curious crab, that the creature has nothing extraordinary in its general form. The tail, however, which he has extended, is usually turned under the belly of the living animal.". . Handcoloured copperplate engraving from "The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine; or, Complete Cabinet of the Curiosities and Beauties of Nature" (1798~1802) published by Harrison, London.