A green Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas) trying its best to blend in with the seaweed.
County Clare, Ireland.
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A new study shows the return of sea otters and their voracious appetites has helped rescue a section of California marshland. Sea otters eat constantly and one of their favorite snacks is the striped shore crab. Left unchecked, the crabs can turn marsh banks into Swiss cheese that can collapse when big waves or storms hit. Researchers found that the return of the crab-eating sea otters to a tidal estuary near Monterey, California, since the 1980s helped curb erosion. The research was published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
A green Beadlet Anemone (Actinia equina) finishing off a Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas) lunch 🦀😋
County Clare, Ireland.
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Oh Crab!!!🦀
A common #shorecrab in #vintagecartoonstyle
As always: Tradional with pencil on paper. Then inked, scanned and digitally coloured in Krita.
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A bit of help in identifying this crab, please? Photographed on the beach at Casablanca, Morocco, late February 2020 (little knowing how the world would change within a week or 2!). I have had no luck using the usual sources. Not much more than 10 cm / 4" in size. Obviously a shorecrab, but which species?
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