Tiny Crab
Tiny Crab
We saw this little guy at Redondo last night near the second reflector pile. Based on the description in Greg's book, looking at the hairs all over, the black-tipped claws and the general size - carapace between 1 and 1.5" - my ID is Cancer jordani, Hairy rock crab. How'd I do?
Dave
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Re: Tiny Crab
Couldn't tell ya if you were right or not, but it sure is cute in a weird sort of way 
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Greg Jensen
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Re: Tiny Crab
Right genus, wrong species. It's a Cancer oregonensis (pygmy rock crab), the guys you usually see hiding in giant barnacle shells.
Re: Tiny Crab
OK, I see the difference now. Thanks for the correction. Have I mentioned lately that I'm REALLY glad you're here?????Greg Jensen wrote:Right genus, wrong species. It's a Cancer oregonensis (pygmy rock crab), the guys you usually see hiding in giant barnacle shells.
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Re: Tiny Crab
dwashbur wrote:OK, I see the difference now. Thanks for the correction. Have I mentioned lately that I'm REALLY glad you're here?????Greg Jensen wrote:Right genus, wrong species. It's a Cancer oregonensis (pygmy rock crab), the guys you usually see hiding in giant barnacle shells.
Nice find regardless! :smt038
Dan Hershman 
Re: Tiny Crab
looks like an ugly carrot sooo i shall name him....carrot the crabdwashbur wrote:We saw this little guy at Redondo last night near the second reflector pile. Based on the description in Greg's book, looking at the hairs all over, the black-tipped claws and the general size - carapace between 1 and 1.5" - my ID is Cancer jordani, Hairy rock crab. How'd I do?
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And I shall love him and pet him and call him CarrotDashrynn wrote:looks like an ugly carrot sooo i shall name him....carrot the crabdwashbur wrote:We saw this little guy at Redondo last night near the second reflector pile. Based on the description in Greg's book, looking at the hairs all over, the black-tipped claws and the general size - carapace between 1 and 1.5" - my ID is Cancer jordani, Hairy rock crab. How'd I do?
Dave
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