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fere, which they can be made to do by laying them 
near a Fire. Their living in fuch Shells, like an 
Hermit in his Cell, hath given them the Name. 
Others call them Soldier Crabs^ refembling them to 
Soldiers* in Centinels Boxes. Roafted in the Shell, 
they are efteemed delicate Food. In the Plate is 
reprefented one of thefe Crabs in his Shell, another 
out of it. 
Manghata^ Arbor CurafTavica, foliis Salignis ; 
Hort. Amft. Button-wood. Sloane’s Nat. 
Jamaic. Vol. IT. p. 18. The Hermit-Crabs are ge- 
nerally found in great Plenty under th'ele Trees 0 
The Wood is only ufed for Fuel. 
Ft at ex trifolius^ rejinofus ; fioribus tetr a- fetalis^, 
albiSy racemofis. 
34. Cancellus maximus Bahamenfis r The Sea 
Hermit-Crab. This is much larger than the former, 
and inhabits the empty Shells of the largeft forts of' 
Buccinums . They are never obferved to dilpoffefs~ 
any Fife of its Shell, and have therefore been un- 
deservedly compared to Soldiers who turn People’ 
out of their Houfes and plunder them. 
Lithophyion corner ejfum objcure lutefcens ; mar— 
ginibus purpureis^ afperis. 
Cancer arenarius : The Sand-Crab. 
Lithophyton pinnaUm, pur pur earn , afperum. 
3 6. Bagurus maculatus : The red mottled Rock- 
Crab. Thefe Crabs cannot only run up the per- 
pendicular Side of a Rock r but even under the pro~- 
je&ing Parts of them with their Back downward^ 
as we fee Flies upon the Cieling. 
Cancer chelis crajjijjirnis\ the rough feell’d Crabi 
37. Cancer 
