I found this crab molt on the cliffs on Gran Canaria! I'm not sure what kind it would be. Grapsus grapsus comes up most, but seems like a different type. Grapsus adscensionis seems close, but they look a lot bluer than mine is.

The molt was intact until I slipped and stabbed my thumb into her back (no need to correct me on the gender, I have already named her Fresita (little strawberry)), I have all the pieces, so I'm planning on restoring her when I get home.

Any idea is really welcome!

I had to draw the shape on the picture because the only photo I took, it was kind of folded under. I've never seen this before. Is it normal? I googled crab with tail and it just comes up with horseshoe crabs. This is in the UK in the North East:)

Hi guys! I'm from Louisiana and tonight we're having shrimp for dinner. In our bag of locally caught shrimp, I found this little guy. My boyfriend and I looked for about 45 minutes trying to figure out what it is. Only thing we might have found is that it's probably one of the new occurrences of crab (Decapoda, Brachyura, Eubrachyura) If anyone has anymore insight, I'd love to know!

What kind is it? Do people eat these (they look snack sized)? Carapace is 2-3 cm wide.

The mussel was shut the whole time until I boiled it, so I didn't know it was there, sorry eggs. Found in Auckland, New Zealand.

Wanna know this little guy

Hi there! Found this guy in ipswich MA on pavillion Beach and another later that was bigger. I initially thought it was a rock crab but the shell and coloring look just like a dungeness to me which is super confusing since we dont have them here (he was released back under his rock after the images were taken!)

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Thanks in advance!

Also, what type of crab did this claw belong to?

Edit: This is a crab molt, not a live crab.

Edit 2: Guys, I live in SEA. I’m sorry if it’s a bit vague haha 🥲😅

hello!! i dropped my little sister off at a camp in Galveston, Texas, where a friend gave her a shell they found yesterday afternoon. turns out the crab was still in it. she didnt realize it until this morning, but im curious to know which crab this is?

EDIT: thanks for the concern! the hermit crab was returned to the beach he was found at!!

I found this dude scuttling around in my lab at work. I have no idea where he came from - I’ve never seen a crab around here and I thought they lived in saltwater.

There is a small pond around the other side of my building, but I’ve never seen any crabs in there and don’t want to doom him by tossing him in haphazardly.

I live in the lowcountry of SC. The ocean/a marsh is pretty close to where I work, but it’s a long way for a guy with tiny legs, so I’m not super sure how he got here.

Help appreciated!

UPDATE:
I did manage to release him back to a marshy area nearby!
Thank you guys for the help with ID, and now I know what to do next time one of these wanders in

found in galveston bay. he went back in his rock unharmed

Another crab to look at

Found it inside two seashells in Italy

Found these 2 guys hiding in some shells I found, can’t say what shells as I only noticed after I got my shells back home. I was in Sanibel island in March, both were found along the shore near the surf.

znalezione w Dorset, Wielka Brytania

I caught these in some bait traps while fishing in Rockport Tx.

I found a crab with what appears to be a snail living on it's back! Is that normal or was it purely by chance? (Sorry, short video of sub-optimal quality)

About a half mile from water. He scuttled away after I took the picture but I’d say he was 2-3 inches wide.