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Field Notes

Description:

About an inch long, with two antennae in the back.

Habitat:

Shallow water in the Gulf of Mexico. Specifically, at Surfside Beach, Texas.

Notes:

Had an exoskeleton, and was able to dig very fast in the sand.

Species ID Suggestions

Mole crab

Emerita benedicti
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Comments (1)
rain-storm1995
Thank you so much! I have always wondered what this was!

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PublishedAugust 9, 2011

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