Broad-clawed porcelain crab

Rockpooling in Scarborough, UK. This crab technically isn't a crab, instead evolving all this time to look very similar to true crabs. This example was missing two legs unfortunately :(. They look a lot like they are made out of bran flakes to me! Very good at camouflaging under rocks. Who knows how many we have missed previous to this find!

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• rockpool
• scarborough
• beach
• crab
• crustacean
• decapod
• broad
• clawed
• porcelain
• marine
• sealife

[dtigers27]

@worId

They aren't missing. They're either tucked under their chest or they're in the process of growing back!

[worId]

I have one in my fish tank...strangely enough also missing two legs on one side...the middle and top ones (just like yours).

[WyvernHatchling]

You shouldn't worry too much that it lost some legs, apparently they use that as a defense mechanism and they'll grow back :)

[fishkickass]

i find hundreds of them in cormwall literally hundreds

!!!!!!!!!