“Can I keep you?”

A few days ago I went for a Morning Swim with @juullickx

Many crabs washed up on the shore, mostly already torn apart by the birds, yet all these different markings are so beautiful 🩶

I spotted two that were almost or still in one piece (this little one was intact!). Did you know that Swimming Crabs actually have two flat ‘peddle’ legs in the back?! How cool are these Tiny Hairs 💛

195. Flying Crab – Gewone Zwemkrab
196. Pennant’s Swimming Crab – Breedpootkrab

Tip:
look up “swimming crab video” to see how they use them 🦀💦

My inner girl thought “can I keep you?”, so I positioned them, and will let them dry naturally in the Sun. We’ll see how it goes… I will let you know.

#bythesea #swimmingcrab #critterarchive #beestjesarchief