Fiddler Crabs
Looking down from the boardwalk on the western side of Blowing Rocks Preserve, at the low tidal waters of the Indian River Lagoon heavily populated with fiddler crabs.
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A Kelp Crab (Pugettia producta) captured in a beach seine during a 2012 Bainbridge Island larval forage fish survey. This survey focused on the abundance, habitat use, and food habits of larval forage...
View ArticleRed Rock Crab in Puget Sound
A Red Rock Crab (Romaleon antennarium) captured in a beach seine during a 2012 Bainbridge Island larval forage fish survey. This survey focused on the abundance, habitat use, and food habits of...
View ArticleGraceful Crab in Puget Sound
A Graceful Crab (Metacarcinus gracilis) captured in a beach seine during a 2012 Bainbridge Island larval forage fish survey. This survey focused on the abundance, habitat use, and food habits of...
View ArticleHelmet Crab in Puget Sound
A Helment Crab (Telmessus_cheiragonus) captured in a beach seine during a 2012 Bainbridge Island larval forage fish survey. This survey focused on the abundance, habitat use, and food habits of larval...
View ArticleEuropean Green Crab
The European green crab (Carcinus maenas), has invaded fisheries in Northern California and in British Columbia, where it may compete with the much more valuable Dungeness crab. The CD it holds in its...
View ArticleDeep Sea Crab on Mussels a Mile Below Atlantic Ocean
A lithodid crab seen on a bed of deep sea mussels living near a gas seep 1,600 meters below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. Images courtesy Deepwater Canyons 2013 - Pathways to the Abyss expedition,...
View ArticleGreen Crab - Maquoit Bay
Maquoit Bay is a shallow estuary that forms the northwestern arm of Casco Bay, ME. In 2001, the ME Department of Marine Resources eelgrass maps showed 570 ha of eelgrass in the bay. In 2012-2013,...
View ArticleCrab shell and seaweeds
A crab shell is left on top of seaweed and other marine detritus washed up by waves on a beach.
View ArticleHorseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
A complete shell of a horseshoe crab lies in the tidal line on a beach among dried seaweeds.
View ArticleGhost crab (Ocypode sp.)
The ghost crab shown here is a common resident of sandy beaches along the Florida coast.
View ArticleSally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus)
Two specimens of Grapus grapsus, dosal view and ventral view.
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