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Rock Crab

Pachygrapsus Marmoratus

Description:

A crab is a small sea creature. Crabs live in shells and they don’t move very fast. All crabs have eight walking legs and two claws. There are about 45,000 types crabs that come in many different kind of colors. This large crab usually weighs in from 1-3/4 to 4 pounds, and is brown to purple in color.

Habitat:

It is found along the East coast of the US, living among rocks and in deep water.

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Peter J
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Peter J

Rhode Island, USA

Spotted on Jul 18, 2011
Submitted on Jul 18, 2011

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