Thought I had 2 crabs!

I thought I had 2 crabs. Was I seeing double? Grabbed the camera just to make sure.

The bottom one looked a little dirty but its claws were waving in the current and it looked alive.
I put my hand in and touched it and it fell off the rock. Its a crab shell lol.


Even the feathery feeding feelers were replaced.
He must have turned into a rubbery figure to get his new claws out from under the old ones.
If he was rubbery, its a wonder the anemone didn't grab and eat him.
Maybe thats why he did it on the rock instead?

All clean, hardened up shell and happy crabby.

hope your crabs arent catching :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: wow stunning. cheers jk :thumbup:

I didnt realise they did this till the other week and thought my sally porter crab had died but it had just done the same. the cast offs are a perfect looking crab, would love to see them actually shed

All crabs usually do this, as they fill there old shell they dispense of it and grow a larger one to fill. It really sucks when you go crabbing and get a large male mud crab for dinner that has just thrown his shell and when you go to eat it it is pretty empty. Sorry I won't eat your crab brengun.

Hehehe, thats a macro shot, the crab is only about 2cm max. Not much meat on him at all.

Nature is amazing isn't it? good shots :clap:

Very cool pictures. The crap is very cute

lovely markings on the crab.
thanks for super pics