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Old 09-05-2011, 12:29 AM   #43
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Default spider crab......

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Originally Posted by Argie's Wife View Post
But isn't that a type of crab? That would make it a crustacean, right? (Whereas spiders are arachnids...)

Either way.... I'm gonna be all girlie girl here and say it... "eeewwww!"
you are correct it is actually a Spider Crab, a small one that entered one of my eel pots that has a small entrance designed to allow eels in - the spider crabs that get in my lobster traps and the ones the seagulls scoop off the sand bars can be the size of dinner plates !
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