Crab of the Week - 3

(Apologies for the delay, been a busy week.)

From tide pools in the Pacific Coast, beneath rocks and mussel beds, we find this week’s Crab of the Week, and my personal favorite species, the Red-Spotted Porcelain Crab!

The first thing you may notice about these crabs is the leg count. Most crabs are associated with eight legs and two claws, but these porcelain dolls of the crustacean species have only six legs and two claws!

Just as porcelain, these crabs tend to be very fragile, and often break off limbs with ease to escape danger.