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Masked crab

Corystes cassivelaunus

Description:

Some kind of crab found on Blackpool beach with freaky looking facial markings on its shell

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Masked crab
Corystes cassivelaunus Corystes


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15 Comments

Nicciqc
Nicciqc 10 years ago

I know.......it's the coolest lookin crab I ever seen tho lol :)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

No you did the right thing. Photo and leave there. :-)

Nicciqc
Nicciqc 10 years ago

I think yeaaaay u'm spot on as soon as I seen it :) thank u lots :)))) wished I'd kept him tho lol....

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

I agree it looks samurai or Japanese demon. :-)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

What you think about that suggestion. They are in your area.

Nicciqc
Nicciqc 10 years ago

Unfortunately no! :( just another couple of similar ones of its shell...threw him back in the sea I did too :( googled it & sooo looks like a samurai......??

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Hi Nicciqc. It's pretty difficult to identify something without seeing all parts and all sides. Do you have any more pictures of it.. maybe the other side?

Nicciqc
Nicciqc 10 years ago

Thanx :)

staccyh
staccyh 10 years ago

Yes, your spotting is in the arthropod category now. Daniele corrected it for you.

Nicciqc
Nicciqc 10 years ago

Am I in the right category pls.....?

Nicciqc
Nicciqc 10 years ago

hey can anyone identify this creepy crab for me pls........! :) x

Nicciqc
Nicciqc 10 years ago

Thank u :)

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Hi Nicciqc! I've relocated this spotting to the Arthropods category for you.

Nicciqc
Nicciqc 10 years ago

Hey I've updated it now...it is some kind of crab but nothing like I've ever seen before...any thoughts?

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Hi Nicola. We really need some description for this please. It looks maybe a crab but you have got it in reptiles category.

Nicciqc
Spotted by
Nicciqc

England, United Kingdom

Spotted on May 26, 2011
Submitted on Dec 5, 2013

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