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Grapsus grapsus
A typically shaped crab, with five pairs of legs, the front two bearing small, blocky, symmetrical chelae and brownish-red. The other legs are broad and flat, with only the tips touching the substrate. The crab's round, flat carapace is just over 8 centimetres (3.1 in) in length.
Along the shore of the Galapagos Islands
Spotted on Jun 2, 2008
Submitted on Jun 24, 2012
