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Hairy Shore Crab These were by far the most numerous crabs on the beach today. Lift any rock in a wetter area and dozens will scramble for an new crevice. Every once in a while one would get feisty and be photographed :) Geotagged,Hemigrapsus oregonensis,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Hairy Shore Crab

These were by far the most numerous crabs on the beach today. Lift any rock in a wetter area and dozens will scramble for an new crevice. Every once in a while one would get feisty and be photographed :)

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Awesome. I wonder why they call it "hairy"? Posted 11 years ago
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    I gather that the hairs on the legs not present on many crabs. It's got a lot of pseudonyms - it can also be called the Bay Shore Crab, Green Shore Crab, Oregon Shore Crab, Yellow Shore Crab, Mud Flat Crab… I picked Hairy because the other Hemigrapsus that I posted does not have hairs. Since the two are closely related and both can have color variations that make them similar looking, to tell the two apart, the hairs are a better feature to look for. The purple shore crab's unique feature are the red/purple spots on it's claws. Posted 11 years ago

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The Hairy shore crab

''Hemigrapsus oregonensis'' is a small shore crab of the family Varunidae; it was formerly classified under the family Grapsidae. It is known under several common names, including ''yellow shore crab'', ''hairy shore crab'', ''green shore crab'', ''mud-flat crab'', and ''Oregon shore crab''.

Despite its name, the body color of this crab can vary. Often, it has a light grey, green or yellow carapace with small blue/black spots and lighter colored legs with similar spots, but it may be.. more

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Uploaded Aug 15, 2014. Captured Aug 14, 2014 14:54 in 847-907 Saltwater Park Road, Des Moines, WA 98198, USA.
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  • X-E1
  • f/1.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO400
  • 50mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.