SOTB II Trip Report - Day 5

Maggy · Post by **Maggy** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:22 am

MrB wrote:
Anthony wrote:Just what kind of crab is that? I don't think I have ever seen anything like that before - very interesting. Great photos!
It looks to me like an upside down lobster with it's tail removed.

It sure looks like it's upside down, but where is the head? To me it looks like the head is gone. How many legs does a lobster have?

MrB · Post by **MrB** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:29 am

The legs come out of the body(head), not the tail

Maggy · Post by **Maggy** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:38 am

MrB wrote:The legs come out of the body(head), not the tail

Of course

but does the number of legs correspond to what a lobster have? Trying to identify it.

Maggy · Post by **Maggy** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:42 am

MrB, I think you are right. I have been looking at pictures of alive lobster, and they have 10 legs. They also have white spots like on this photo.

So, this is probably what's left of an ex-lobster

Pianogrl · Post by **Pianogrl** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:21 pm

Thank you Maggy for sharing your trip & pics. Beautiful!! Love hearing from you all.

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SOTB II Trip Report - Day 5