Crab indentification

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LowDrag
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Crab indentification

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Can anyone tell me what the name of this crab is please? I saw him at Cove 2 last Sunday.

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Dave


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Re: Crab indentification

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Another crab after playing with it in Photobucket.

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Jimothy
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Re: Crab indentification

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Looks to be a Northern Kelp Crab.
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Cool thanks...
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Re: Crab indentification

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Hard to see your first image large enough to figure out what it is.
But the 2nd one is a Northern Kelp Crab, Pugettia producta.
Best place to post WHAT IS THIS photos is in the Critterwatcher forum.
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Re: Crab indentification

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nwscubamom wrote:Hard to see your first image large enough to figure out what it is.
But the 2nd one is a Northern Kelp Crab, Pugettia producta.
Best place to post WHAT IS THIS photos is in the Critterwatcher forum.
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- Janna
Thanks Janna, I will look for that. Maybe one of the Mods could move it over there for me.
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