Discovered this guy today. Any idea on what he might be? My rock came from Tampa Bay Saltwater several months ago. First time I’m seeing him.
Any ideas on what this crab might be?
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Discovered this guy today. Any idea on what he might be? My rock came from Tampa Bay Saltwater several months ago. First time I’m seeing him.
Cthulukelele
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Not sure but those claws have bad Boi vibes
That’s what I’m thinking too
Cthulukelele
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Do they come to points where they meet or are kinda like little meat tenderizer mallets? That's a big tell as far as the crab's diet. It's hard to tell in photo.
Pointy-meat from killing and scavenging Flattened-mostly algae and detritus from scraping rocks
Pointy-meat from killing and scavenging Flattened-mostly algae and detritus from scraping rocks
Looks like a stone crab (maybe Menippe mercenaria) Generally a bad guy but some guys will raise them
Sounds like I need to set a trap.
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Discovered this guy today. Any idea on what he might be? My rock came from Tampa Bay Saltwater several months ago. First time I’m seeing him.
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