The common name blue land crab can be applied to either of two terrestrial crab species:
- Discoplax hirtipes, from the Indo-Pacific
- Cardisoma guanhumi, from the Atlantic coast of the Americas, also known as the giant blue land crab.
Famous quotes containing the words blue, land and/or crab:
“Dear Friend,
the canebrakes
nestled in the riverbank’s lap,
their clusters broken
from the weight of blue bees,
have in time
become stumps.”
—Hla Stavhana (c. 50 A.D.)
“The question of armaments, whether on land or sea, is the most immediately and intensely practical question connected with the future fortunes of nations and of mankind.”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)
“I love no roast but a nut-brown toast, and a crab laid in the fire;
A little bread shall do me stead! much bread I do not desire;”
—William Stevenson (1530?–1575)