Pregnant Kelp Crab?
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:18 am
We found this female kelp crab - I'm pretty sure it's a female because of the smaller claws - at the Monterey breakwater our first night there. Check out the underside of her abdomen. We're thinking she's probably full of eggs, getting ready to pop. What do you guys think?
![Image](http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb133/dwashbur/breakwater%201-20-08/red_kelp_crab1.jpg)
![Image](http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb133/dwashbur/breakwater%201-20-08/red_kelp_crab1.jpg)