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Uca rathbunæ carrying a load from her burrow

Pearse (1912)

Uca rathbunæ carrying a load from her burrow: Pearse (1912) image
This drawing is from Pearse (1912). He labeled it Uca rathbunæ, which is now known as Tubuca coarctata. He was illustratraing how fiddler crabs removed mud from their burrows. The same drawing is reprinted by Pearse (1914); in this second article the drawing is credited to Tom Jones.