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What is the common name for the big crabs that have a body about the size and shape of a softball? Never been able to find it on the web. Something like 12" across with the legs spread out.
I believe this is the Swiss Army Knife Lobster:
It's a model of a long extinct critter...
What would it cost @ 1000RD/lb. in DR restaurants?
No dont work with Pelicano although i used to... work with Mariana... the metal detector depends the brand but most have headphones that you will hear the beep... of course they are special ones that are water proof... and the shellfish in the post 38 is a lobster.... Spanish lobster is the name of them
Peter, with a more concise description, I would probably be able to identify your creature. I am a crabologist, you see.
You too? I hold a degree in both Crustaceans and Malacostraca. Unbeknownst to me, I used to breed them. They breed like rabbits. Left to their own devices they will take over any environment. They're very territorial. Not to be trifled with!
Frank
Are you thinking of a horseshoe crap? They are round but much bigger than a soft ball.
drescape24
No a horseshoe crab isn't even technically a crab. The crabs I'm thinking of had bodies that were really just about round like a ball. The blood in horseshoe crabs is really valuable for research for some reason. A quart is worth $15,000!
OK I think I've ID'd it as a Channel Clinging Crab:
Like I said, I've seen them close to shore, possibly in estuary water.
OK I think I've ID'd it as a Channel Clinging Crab:
Like I said, I've seen them close to shore, possibly in estuary water.
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No a horseshoe crab isn't even technically a crab. The crabs I'm thinking of had bodies that were really just about round like a ball. The blood in horseshoe crabs is really valuable for research for some reason. A quart is worth $15,000!
OK I think I've ID'd it as a Channel Clinging Crab:
Like I said, I've seen them close to shore, possibly in estuary water.
Like I posted previously, it's amazing how crusties look so much like bugs, or is it the other way around?
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