A Low Tide Find.

Its a crab, it’s red and it’s on a rock. It must be a red rock crab! This Cancer productus was large, 15cm across its carapace, making it legal to catch, keep and eat. Having nothing but bare hands I left it alone. I also restrained from trying to get it to turn around and face the camera.

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Christine Young

Lion

Awesome! I love crabs (to admire and to eat), but I rarely find any that are still alive. Posted 6 years ago
1. gary fast
  
  Lion
  
  This one was hard to miss, standing out from the green Sea Lettuce. Considering the size of the pincers and knowing the damage they can do I left this one alone. The cheliped of this crab is much harder to “crack” and is less tasty (in my opinion) than cousin the Dungeness Crab, Metacarcinus magister. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Yeah, looks like it would certainly hurt. I've only been pinched by smaller crabs and was surprised that they hurt as much as they did. And, they are hard to shake off! Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. gary fast
      
      Lion
      
      I have heard of people suffering broken fingers from picking up a large rock crab “incorrectly”. Ouch! Just hope that one tasted good. Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Wow!!! And, yeah, I hope it was worth it. Posted 6 years ago