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Lady Crab

Ovalipes ocellatus

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Exoskeleton with leopard-like spots

Habitat:

Beach/ocean shallow water

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Kyle A
Kyle A 10 years ago
Lady Crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Ovalipes ocellatus


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4 Comments

Kyle A
Kyle A 10 years ago

Your welcome. Glad I could help. The pleasure was all mine really. This was my first ID of someone elses spot. :)

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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

Neat find! I just moved this to the Arthropods section for you. :)

kvdelp
kvdelp 10 years ago

Thank you much!

Kyle A
Kyle A 10 years ago

This is one of my favorite crabs. They have a nice purple hue on their claws. They are very pretty. They are also rather aggressive. Thanks for sharing.

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kvdelp
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kvdelp

Connecticut, USA

Spotted on Aug 12, 2013
Submitted on Aug 12, 2013

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