Second Crab ID Pic
Submitted by Adam Gallash on Mon, 2014-03-31 08:39
Same crab, just a different pic for profile
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crasny1
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ugly - thats what it is!
ugly - thats what it is!
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the offspring result of a
the offspring result of a hermit crab getting jiggy with a deep sea crab ?
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In SA we get a similar crab
In SA we get a similar crab in the shallows on some (calm) beaches except its a light grey in colour - Not sure what they are called.
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Adam Gallash
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All good
All good, Glenn at the Museum has solved the mystery
It's one of the pebble crabs, Myra mammillaris, family Leucosiidae. It's an Australian endemic found on all coasts and quite common up in Dampier according to our Woodside records. Lives in fine sediments in shallow waters to around 20 m.
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Toxins
Have a feeling I read somewhere this bunch store harmful toxins not to be eaten.