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Red Rock Crab

Cancer productus

Description:

Another beach traveler alerted me to this red rock crab. I'm not a fan of picking up items in tide pools, however once the beach traveler picked up the crab, I asked to photograph it. The second photo is the crab hunkered down in the tide pool.

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9 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

You're welcome. Glad to do it!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Thank you for the info S Frazier! I just updated mine as well.

KarenP
KarenP 12 years ago

Thanks! I changed the spotting.

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

Hi KarenP. A nice spotting! As a crab this (and other crustaceans) should be grouped under arthropods. Thanks!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Good idea. It would be a great Signs of Life!

KarenP
KarenP 12 years ago

I think that it is gone. I did not make it out to see the blue glow, but now I'm wishing that I did. Maybe next time I'll try to photograph it and post the photo

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

:) Is the red tide gone? I was hoping to make it over to see it. I guess a very low tide would be the next best thing!

KarenP
KarenP 12 years ago

Thanks, Cindy. I've only seen "parts" of these crabs, but never a whole live one. The recent full moon caused the tide pools to be exposed and I had fun poking around with my camera. Got my feet wet, but well worth it.

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Karen, I've never seen this one here. Very cool!

KarenP
Spotted by
KarenP

California, USA

Spotted on Oct 8, 2011
Submitted on Oct 14, 2011

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