Dock spiders?

[shoppes on the bay]

Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

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 !