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Purple Swift-footed Shore Crab

Leptograpsus variegatus

Notes:

Seen in the rock pools at Yaroomba. The Queensland Museum describes them as "very fast and difficult to catch... scavenger and carnivore".

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ShannaB
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ShannaB

Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Nov 3, 2012
Submitted on Nov 3, 2012

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