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Zayapa (Red Rock Crab)

Grapsus grapsus

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NeilDazet
NeilDazet 10 years ago

I just spotted some of these last week on Santa Cruz. Aren't they brilliant? I couldn't get over their bright colors. Here are my pics:

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/745...

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 years ago

A "name's-the-same" creature: Grapsus grapsus
Here are some PN blogs on scientific naming.
http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/2870249...
http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/3133882...
http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/3371137...

kozoga
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kozoga

Provincia de Galápagos, Ecuador

Spotted on Jul 31, 2013
Submitted on Nov 6, 2013

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