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Pregnant Kelp Crab?

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:18 am
by dwashbur
We found this female kelp crab - I'm pretty sure it's a female because of the smaller claws - at the Monterey breakwater our first night there. Check out the underside of her abdomen. We're thinking she's probably full of eggs, getting ready to pop. What do you guys think?
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:57 pm
by Sounder
It's definitely a female kelp crab. From my experience, dungies and rocks carry their eggs there, so I can only assume she's doing the same.