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Asian shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus Troy Waterman 260410 ©RLLord 9245 smg
Calappa crab Avola Sicily 020410 ©RLLord 1404 smg
Hemigrapsus sanguineus nr Vale Pond Tony Waterman 260409 ©RLLord 3402 smg
Xantho juvenile CW 21 4 mm BG 090208 2965 smg
This sponge crab, Dromia personata, entered one of Guernsey commercial fisherman Chris Marquis' crab pots on the 31 October 2007. File No. 311007 1488 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
This sponge crab, Dromia personata, which is called teddy bear crab and sleepy crab by some fishermen, was captured in one of Chris Marquis' crab pots in the Big Russell between the Islands of Herm and Sark, in the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the English Channel on the 31 October 2007. These crabs are slow moving. The body and legs are covered by a fine 'fur' - hence the vernacular name 'teddy bear crab'. The crab is recognised by the pink tip to its claws. The fifth pair of legs are smaller than the others. The sharp dactyls or digits of these legs stick into the sponge, which is carried above the carapace like an overcoat carried over one's head on a rainy day. If the sponge is pulled off the crab, the crab is very quick to pick-up the sponge, re-orientate it, and pull it back over the carapace. This crab was placed back into the sea in St. Peter Port harbour after photography. File No. 311007 1508 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
A male green shore crab, Carcinus maenas, embraces a female green shore crab underneath. The male cradles the female and protects her while she is in the soft-shell state. He reproduces with her after she has moulted her old shell and remains with her until her new shell is hard. These crabs are from Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast. They were held together like this on the 19 May 2007. File No. BG 190507 36-904 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
Carcinus maenas BG 190507 32-904 smg
European edible or brown crab, Cancer pagurus, are resident under boulders and cobbles on the Guernsey seashore until they reach a carapace width of between about 9 and 12 cm before they move out into deeper water. The minimum landing size for the edible crab in Bailiwick of Guernsey waters is 14 cm. This image shows a crab that has recently undergone ecdysis or moulting on the shore in Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast. The crab on the left is alive and has a soft-shell. The empty crab body on the right shows the crab's size before it moulted its old shell and expanded the new one which was formed underneath the old shell. This crab was photographed on the 17 May 2007. File No. BG 170507 2-903 ©RLLord
Asian shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus Troy Waterman 260410 ©RLLord 9245 smg
Asian shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus Troy Waterman 260410 ©RLLord 9245 smg
Asian shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus Troy Waterman 260410 ©RLLord 9245 smg
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