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Shell and crab by Olga MakrushenkoIllustration (mixed media) by Olga Makrushenko
Crab and seaweedA crab surrounded by seaweed. Date: circa 1920s
Lily encrinite, Encrinites liliformis, and crab, Pemphix sueri.. Handcolored lithograph from Dr. F.A. Schmidts Petrefactenbuch, published in Stuttgart, Germany, 1855 by Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann
Hairy crab, Pilumnus hirtellus.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine; or, Complete Cabinet of the Curiosities and Beauties of Nature (1798-1802)
Indian sea crab with yellow shell, marked with three white circles and purple dots.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine; or
Coconut crab, Birgus latroi.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Universal Dictionary of Natural History), 1849
Green swimming crab, Lupa elagica.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Universal Dictionary of Natural History), 1849
Horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus Near threatenedHorseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. Near threatened.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792
Hermit crab, Petrochirus diogenes.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792
Ripe crimson Siberian Crab cherries, Prunus species.. Handcolored illustration by Edwin Dalton Smith engraved by Watts from Charles McIntoshs Flora and Pomona 1829
Crab eating fox, Cerdocyon thous guaraxa.. Handcolored engraving on steel by William Lizars from a drawing by Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library
A nocturnal Hermit Crab (unidentified) rummages in rainforest floor. Tioman Island, Malaysia; June
Fresh-water crab (unidentified) waits for prey to come with the current in a small stream in primary rainforest. river Danum valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; night in June
Orang-Utans and Long-tailed / Crab-eating macaques (Macaca fascicularis) - came to feed together on feeding platform (Pongo pigmaeus). at Orang-Utan Sanctuary at Sepilok, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June
The Crab Tree Club, opened in Greek Street, London in 1914 and frequented by artists and bohemians, many who dressed in clothes imitating street costers of the period, known as the Slade Coster Gang
Discodermid spongeDiscodermia lives a sessile life on the seabed around North America and the Caribbean
Eocarcinus, the oldest crab fossil ever foundThree centimetres long and only a little longer than a finger nail. Discovered in Gloucestershire in the nineteenth century. This crab lived 180 million years ago
Archilochus colubris, ruby-throated hummingbirdDrawing 58 (Ewan 20) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram
Portunus pelagicus, flower crabCut out from Plate 49, watercolour by Ferdinand Lucas Bauer from his collection of Zoological drawings
Plate 94 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Hyas araneus, great spider crabPlate 112 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)
Collection of sea creaturesPlate from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)
Erimacrus isenbeckii, hair crabPlate 114 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)
Ranina ranina, spanner crabPlate 113 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)
Plate 105 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)Plate 105 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856
Colourful illustration of four crabs and a lobsterPlate 51 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Colourful illustration of a fish and five crustaceansPlate 52 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Colourful illustration of two fish and a crabPlate 39 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Drawing labelled Land crab
Pachygrapsus marmoratus, marbled rock crabThe marbled rock crab (Pachygraspus marmoratus) native to the coastal waters of southern England and Ireland and the Mediterranean. Photographed by Harry Taylor
Dissected male Eriocheir sinensis, Chinese mitten crabA dissected male mitten crab (eriocheir sinensis), showing the ripening testes. Specimen was collected from the River Thames
Dissected female Eriocheir sinensis, Chinese mitten crabA dissected female mitten crab (eriocheir sinensis), showing the ripening ovaries. Specimen was collected from the River Thames
Calappa philargius, box crabPainting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection, 1754-1757
Fossilised Eocene crabUnidentified fossilised specimen of an Eocene crab found in Southern England, France and the USA. This specimen is 58 million years old
Coruvs ossifragus, fish crowPlate 146 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Swimming crab fossilFossilised specimen of a swimming crab found in Folkestone, England. Swimming crabs still inhabit British shores today. They have flattened, paddle-like back legs to assist in swimming
Fossilised MesolimulusThis fossil, Mesolimulus, a horseshoe crab, is an impressive 40 centimetres long. Preserved in the fine mud of a lagoon in Solenhofen, Germany, about 150 million years ago
Malus coronaria L. 1877, sweet crab appleAn illustrative plate of sweet crab apple tree foliage and blossom from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection
Halcyon leucocephala, grey-headed kingfisherFf. 60. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Alcedo cancrophaga made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Fossilised Archaeogeryon peruvianus, Miocene crabFossilised specimen of the Miocene crab (Archaeogeryon peruvianus). Nicknamed Edward Scissorhands, this crab lived some 22 million years ago off the shores of South America
Inachus dorsettensis, scorpion spider crabPhotograph of a scorpion spider crab (Inachus dorsettensis)
Carcinus maenas, European shore crabSpecimens of this invasive crab, which has spread well beyond its native range and is threatening ecosystems the world over
Eriocheir sinensis, Chinese mitten crabA detailed section of the Chinese mitten crab (Eriosheir sinensis) showing the carapace. This species of crab originates from the Far East but it is now evident that it has taken up residence in
Historical specimens from left to rightSpecimen jars containing a hawkfish from the first Endeavour voyage, two female swimming crabs collected on the Investigator voyage and Eleginops maclovinus, collected during the Beagle voyage
Colourful illustration of two crabs and a grasshopperPlate 37 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Chinese amber carvingAn intricate crab carved out of Chinese amber. Amber is fossilised tree resin. Fig. 25 from Amber the Natural Time Capsule