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Asian Shore Crab

Hemigrapsus sanguineus

Photo by fiona1
Published on Project Noah
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41.6076, -71.2733

Field Notes

Description:

Asian Shore Crabs have a square shaped shell with three spines on each side of the carapace.

Habitat:

Under rocks by the shore.

Notes:

Photo taken early September.

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Comments (2)
michelle1
It is so amazing to shoot the moving crab.
Maria dB
Nice spotting - could you please change the category to arthropods? Thanks!
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2014

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