Crabs

Crabs of the  North Pacific Ocean

From delicate hermit crabs to the hulking Puget Sound Kind Crab, its hard to do a dive and not see crabs underwater. 

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Maroon Hermit Crab, Pagurus hemphilli, in a Top Snail shell
Graceful Kelp Crab, Pugettia gracilis, with it's classical rostrum adornment.
Graceful Kelp Crab, Pugettia gracilis, with it's classical rostrum adornment.
Northern Kelp Crab, Pugettia producta, on Bull Kelp
Northern Kelp Crab, Pugettia producta, on Bull Kelp
Northern Kelp Crab, Pugettia producta, on Bull Kelp
Kelp Crab, Pugettia producta, eating its favorite dinner of kelp fronds.
Maroon Hermit Crab, Pagurus hemphilli, in a Top Snail shell
A small Graceful Decorator Crab, Oregonia gracilis, with hydroids covering its body and legs.
A large Graceful Decorator Crab, Oregonia gracilis, with a covering of zoanthids.
A large Graceful Decorator Crab, Oregonia gracilis, with a covering of zoanthids.
Closeup of a large Graceful Decorator Crab, Oregonia gracilis, with a covering of zoanthids.
Puget Sound King Crab, Lopholithodes mandtii, on a kelp stalk.
Puget Sound King Crab, Lopholithodes mandtii, on a kelp stalk.
Large Puget Sound King Crab, Lopholithodes mandtii, with barnacles growing on its carapace.
Young Puget Sound King Crab, Lopholithodes mandtii, at base of a kelp stalk. The distincted orange and crimson markings are t...
Face on to a Puget Sound King Crab, Lopholithodes mandtii.
Face on to a Puget Sound King Crab, Lopholithodes mandtii, showing details of the mouth parts.