What kind of crab is this?

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What kind of crab is this?

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Very docile, thought it was dead at first.......
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Re: What kind of crab is this?

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Once upon a time, I knew the answer....I thinking juvenile red rock.
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Yep. Juvenile red rock.
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Re: What kind of crab is this?

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Thanks!
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I had to look one up once that was a rather odd coloration and stumbled across this cool little ID chart of the known juvenile colorations of red rock crab.

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Wow. This is marvelous. I will print it up and stick it into my field guide.
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