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Dungeness Crab

Cancer magister

Description:

Juvenile crab crawling back into the ocean.

Habitat:

Sandy beach, near many tide-pools, pacific ocean, low-tide.

Notes:

Shot just a couple of this crab.

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1 Comment

Kellii Wood
Kellii Wood 9 years ago

That is not a Dungeness crab...it is difficult to tell, but may be a naked shore crab or an invasive Asian shore crab...or some other shore crab.

TomBecher
Spotted by
TomBecher

Bandon, Oregon, USA

Spotted on Aug 8, 2011
Submitted on Aug 11, 2011

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