Saturday, June 27, 2020

Best of Mike #382

This beast is a Clinging Crab.... a Hairy Clinging Crab, I believe.

They are most often a reddish brown.... although this particular guy looks to be more grey/brown to me.

They have numerous spines on their walking legs and claw arms.... and sharp spines lining the front edge of their wrist section just before the claws.

They inhabit caves and recesses in 15 to 45ft if water.... and like their name would imply, they like to cling to the sides and roofs of those caves and recesses.

Looking up and finding one of these guys looking down at you, makes them all the more creepy to me.

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