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Title Land Crab with Black Wood
Origtitle Land Crab with Black Wood
Variants Land Crab
Caption Land Crab
Source Cheryl M Newby Inc. Galleries
Date 1730s
URL http://www.cherylnewbygallery.com/021908Catesby_32LandCrabwithBlackWood.htm
Creator Mark Catesby
Type Engraving of Watercolored Original
Origin Internet
Notes Land crabs typically spend the majority of their life on land, though they will retreat to the water if threatened. An omiverous scavenger, land crabs breed and spawn in the water.
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Crabs