Hairy crab may refer to:
- Pilumnus hirtellus, a species of European crab
- Chinese mitten crab, also known as "Shanghai hairy crab" and used in cuisine
Famous quotes containing the words hairy and/or crab:
“Mary McDonald, you giggled as you passed—
I wondered what the boy with hairy chest
Carved on the wall of his inexpensive spirit
Memorial to your infinite unrest.”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)
“There are no small number of people in this world who, solitary by nature,
always try to go back into their shell like a hermit crab or a snail.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)