Crabs, Prawns, Barnacles & allies (Crustacea)

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Jennyncmg wrote:
31 Mar 2025
I.m guessing Leptograpsus variegatus because the claws look to be partially purple colour

Leptograpsus variegatus
24 Mar 2025
thanks Jenny. that's an amazing distance inland.

Ocypode cordimana
Jennyncmg wrote:
24 Mar 2025
As I cant see the eyestalks properly this is a guess based on the fact that the ghost crabs are this colour and their tunnels can go well inland by 100m or so.

Ocypode cordimana
Jennyncmg wrote:
6 Feb 2025
I looks like part of the moult of a rock lobster, Jasus sp. The ranges of the southern and eastern rock lobsters overlap

Unverified Lobster, Bug
Jennyncmg wrote:
4 Feb 2025
It one of the amphipod crustaceans that feed on rotting seaweed stranded on the beach. It is possibly Talorchestia sp

Unverified Crab, Prawn, Barnacle (Crustacea)
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