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Carcinus maenas
A dark red/brown shell about an inch in diameter. Only one large claw.
Found with common spider crab on the wooden side of a marina boardwalk.
Spotted on May 28, 2013
Submitted on Dec 9, 2013
7 Comments
Thank you!
Removed from 'Signs of wildlife' mission as this is actual wildlife.
Okay sorry! Thank you ForestDragon!
You're welcome, dear @SaraPaige626 :)
Moved to Arthropods for you. :)
Thank you DespinaTsafetopoulou!
I would say, carcinus maenas, wich is an invasive species, but the pic is not very clear...Take a look at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11606523@N0...
and
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet...