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Spider Crab

Pugettia gracilis

Photo by Arya
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Description:

The spines on the legs may help this crab hang onto the kelp and avoid being swept off. This crab does not usually decorate itself much, but it does so occasionally. Predators include halibut, clingfish, kelpfish, and woolly sculpin.

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PublishedNovember 10, 2013

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