Purple shore crab – Coastal shoreline – Te Ara Encyclopedia ... | 水產百科網

2006年6月12日—Purpleshorecrabscandeliverapainfulnipwiththeirfrontclaws.Theyroamthecoastatnightinsearchofliveordeadanimalstoeat.

Take care when poking around crevices of the rocky shore – an aggressive little crab may be sheltering within. Purple shore crabs can deliver a painful nip with their front claws. They roam the coast at night in search of live or dead animals to eat.

Department of Conservation[1] Reference: 10049380 Photograph by Rod Morris

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