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Asian Shore Crab
肉球近方蟹
Hemigrapsus sanguineus
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Males have a bulb-like feature at the bottom of the pincers.
雄性的肉球近方蟹可以透過蟹鉗底部的球狀結構去識別
There are many small blood red spots on its carapace and hence its species name “sanguineus” (meaning "bloody" or "blood-coloured").
頭胸甲上有許多細小的血紅色斑點，因此牠的拉丁學名為“sanguineus”（意為「血腥」或「血色」）
Considered as an invasive species in America and Europe.
肉球近方蟹在美國和歐洲被視作入侵物種
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