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Pacific Mole Crab

Emerita analoga

Photo by Kayta Norris
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Field Notes

Description:

Hard domed shell. Many legs.

Habitat:

Pacific Ocean

Species ID Suggestions

Pacific Mole Crab

Emerita analoga

Reference Link
ForestDragon
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Comments (3)
Archer 07
Sand Crab or Pacific Mole Crab. See that little bit of orange color on the left upper side, those are eggs. This must be a female. They tunnel just under the sand in the tidal area for food and that is also where they lay their eggs.
ForestDragon
This neat critter is a type of crab. They are also called Sand Crabs. Crabs go in the Arthropods section. :-)
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PublishedNovember 22, 2015

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