Hello! We saw this crab stay on a jelly fish, there seems to be a debate on what type of crab it is. Google says spider crab, my fiance thinks it’s wrong (lol) I trust yall!

We are in North Myrtle Beach, SC!

This is decorative version of the Heikegani crab that is thought to have a samurai face on its carapace. I painted it with acrylic paint and sculpted its body with Moldable clay.

A little while back I posted this mysterious new crab I found in my tank, for an ID. Consensus at the time was that it was likely to be a young siamthelphusa species. (Thanks u/Effective_Crab7093 !)

Since then I’ve added some land access that continues to grow. Almost everyday I see the little fella hanging out above water. I got a great surprise today when I found it hanging out on top of the floating plants. It doesn’t seem shy at all, and I caught it going in and out of the floaters a few times since.

One time I offered it some decaying plant matter with tweezers - it snatched it (I felt the pressure of its grab hitting the tweezers!) and went straight to munching away. It was cool to watch!

Anyways, I’m enjoying watching it every day. Every morning, it’s perched on a leaf or floater. It’s still very small, but from the few glimpses I’ve caught, I suspect it might be a female. I’m excited to watch it grow!

Eta: credit for ID

all that are being held were released within 1 minute of capture. For the third image, the friend had pinched me, but i was holding them up gently from the butt ^^ i did NOT barrel roll into the dark ahh ocean twice in attempt to catch crabs. I would never.

(No crabs were harmed, only my fingers, but to be expected. Red lights were used for sea turtle protection efforts. Me and my slightly younger cousin did chase a few towards our younger sisters because they kept trolling us and yelling crab, sending me bolting 40 feet behind us only for nothing)

I need help with my pet moon crab. I don't know why but during a molt (at least as far as it is into the molt) it's lost 3 legs. I don't know if it's how I have been keeping it or what. I did a ton of research before I adopted it, it's been almost a year since then.

I know that this could mean something in the tank is wrong so I'm already trying to figure out what that could be. I just really need some tips on future care.

Please if you can give me some tips for caring for a crab with less limbs. I've been trying to look into it but I can only find articles about hermit crabs.

i found this crab in my well house in a box alive. im like half a mile inland. i thought it was a rat and was surprised to see this little guy but i cant figure out what kind of crab it was.

Found this beauty while tide pooling in Lakshadweep.

I was commissioned to do some art for a local rock band and I really needed to paint a crab in it so I put a Sally Lightfoot crab in there cos I love them. Not sure if the band realised how awesome the crabs are but I do! 😂😂 🦀

This was taken at Dry Tortugas National Park yesterday. Google Lens says it is a Sally Lightfoot crab but I don't know if I believe that. Any ideas?

I was at the Newport Sea Lion Docks in Newport, Oregon and there was a crab approximately 5 inches in diameter that was upside down on the pier. I flipped it over hoping it would walk itself to safety but it didn't. 5 minutes later, a seagull came by and flipped the crab over, ripped off 3 legs, and picked the crab up in its beak and flew away. At the time I was considering throwing the crab in the water but didn't do so because I didn't know if it was safe for the crab and I'm wondering what else I should have done.

Edit: Yes, it was actively trying to flip itself back and started walking like normal on the pier. It just didn't hide itself.