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Leptograpsus variegatus
The moult of a purple shore crab (Leptograpsus variegatus -papaka nui), spotted at Houghton bay, Wellington NZ. The species lives mainly out of the water, in rock cracks, foraging at the low tide by night.
Spotted on Jan 25, 2013
Submitted on Jan 25, 2013
2 Comments
I really like the colors, and the patterns on its claws :)
Nice spotting and what a colorful crab!