Crabs seen during our southwestern Texas trip

I found several crab species in Texas, some live, a few dead and some only their burrows:

  1. Thin-striped Hermit Crab, many live ones, inside gastropod shells. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147133172
  2. Atlantic Ghost Crab, many active burrows
    https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146929064

  3. Blue Land Crab (only some active burrows)
    https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146994121

  4. Mud fiddler crab, one live one
    https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146958234

  5. Mud crab, small one live
    https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147134066

  6. The Western Gulf Stone Crab, an adult, dead (Similar appearance to the Stone Crab on Sanibel)
    https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147061504

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Publicado el 31 de enero de 2023 17:49 por susanhewitt susanhewitt

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very cool. pics?

Publicado por jbooza hace 10 meses

@jbooza -- I added observation links this morning.

Publicado por susanhewitt hace 10 meses

Great. Thx! These are amazing.

Publicado por jbooza hace 10 meses

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