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Field Notes

Description:

Looks like a white miniature horseshoe crab

Habitat:

Lives under the wet sand at the shoreline in Kailua Kona, Hawaii

Species ID Suggestions

Mole Crab

Emerita

Reference Link
AnnalisaD
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Comments (4)
Scott Frazier
Crabs are arthropods. I moved your spotting there for you. :-)
JenniferLeeShirai
Thanks for the welcomes :) and thanks AnnalisaD for the name. Lived here my whole life and never seen before my niece showed them to me
AnnalisaD
Welcome to PN! These guys are also known as sand fleas ....more info here http://fishingdestinguide.com/baitSANDFLEAS.html
KarenL
How interesting! Welcome to Project Noah Jennifer!
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2012

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