Summary ⁵

Carcinus maenas is a common littoral crab. It is known by different names around the world. In the British Isles, it is generally referred to as the shore crab, or green shore crab. In North America and South Africa, it bears the name green crab or European green crab. In Australia and New Zealand, it is referred to as either the European green crab or European shore crab.

My Observations ⁶

Can be found under large flat rocks with water under them. They don't readily pinch.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) bingusb, all rights reserved, uploaded by bingusb
2. (c) Roger Birkhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Roger Birkhead
3. (c) Nicolas Olejnik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nicolas Olejnik
4. (c) Michael Schrimpf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michael Schrimpf
5. Adapted by bingusb from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinus_maenas
6. (c) bingusb, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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