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Asian Shore Crab

肉球近方蟹

Hemigrapsus sanguineus

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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Pebble Beach 礫石灘

Rocky Shore 岩岸

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