St. George Island, FL Dec. 20, 2009 Unfortunately, this beautiful crab was dead on the beach. What a striking pattern it has!
Orcas Island, WA June 20, 2009 I found this crab on the beach at low tide, for some reason it had not survived the night. There were lots of these crabs on ice at the Public Market in Seattle. Crabs are scavengers that eat dead fish and other marine organisms. This crab has barnacles on its carapace.
Spanish - Cangrejo Violinista These little crabs live in holes in the sand and emerge at low tide to eat detritus. This crab is loaded down with thousands of tiny eggs that she will deposit in the water.
