Beachcombing Brachyura / myLot

Derry, Northern Ireland

July 12, 2020 4:21pm CST

A spot of entertainment on our beachfront walk today - a little crab from beneath a seaweed-clad rock. Cute, and very bravely handled by the 10-year old in the party.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (77168)

• Germany

12 Jul 20

What a cute crab. I love catching crabs on our beach as small as that in the photo when I was a child. It was always fun.

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nawala

@nawala123 (20871)

• Indonesia

4 Aug 20

I found them in rivers

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@DaddyEvil (137461)

• United States

8 Aug 20

Isn't it amazing what you can find/see when you're taking it slow and easy on a walk instead of just going full blast to get somewhere? Very brave, indeed. Not sure I'd pick it up.

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@DaddyEvil (137461)

• United States

11 Aug 20

@pgntwo I've kept two of those, although I didn't mess with the amphibians when Pretty's mom sent tiny frogs home with her. (I was afraid I'd hurt them. They were tiny African frogs.) Pretty's mom sent all kinds of animals home with Pretty when she knew I wasn't allowed to have pets at our house. I finally had to ask the judge in our divorce case to ban her from sending them to us. (I kept giving the pets away so as not to be in violation of the rental agreement.) That looks too much like a spider for me to be willing to pick up and hold.

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pgn

@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

9 Aug 20

Anyone who has kept tropical fish, or any reptile, amphibian or arachnid wouldn't shy away from a shore crab - I've done 2 of the 4

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pgn

@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

12 Aug 20

@DaddyEvil I think the Horseshoe crab is the closest member of the crab family to the spiders... Adam and Eve must got up to some well weird schtuff, and Noah didn't help...