May is crab month for #InsertAnInvert2024 🦀 & the first prompt is “true crab.” Time after time shrimp like crustaceans have evolved crablike forms (through a process called carcinization) & do a good job of pretending to be crabs, but this odd looking fellow is the real deal, a true crab. My red frog crab (Ranina ranina), also known as a spanner crab or Huỳnh Đế crab, is hand-printed on Japanese kozo paper. 🧵1/n #linocut#printmaking#crustacean#crab#frogCrab#MastoArt#wildlifeArt
I always love when I spot a new creature for the first time and this one was an instant favorite. I bring you the Cryptic Teardrop Crab! I spotted these on numerous night dives once they were pointed out to me. I like how their carapace and legs are camouflaged to look like a sponge!
Alaska's snow #crab season is canceled for second year in a row
An estimated 10 BILLION crabs disappeared in 2022 — a 90% plunge in the population. Panic now taking hold in Alaska's fisheries, which produce 60% of America's seafood🦀