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Sargassum Swimming Crab

Portunus sayi

Notes:

This little guy swam into me while I was wading at the 96th St beach... I photographed him and put him right back on a piece of sargassum, to which he "happily" clung and floated away.

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3 Comments

They have little pinchers...

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 9 years ago

Do these bite?

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Moved to Arthropods :-)

Florida, USA

Spotted on Sep 20, 2013
Submitted on Sep 21, 2013

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