Kingdom=AnimaliaPhylum=ArthropodaSubphylum=CrustaceaClass=MalacostracaOrder=DecapodaInfraorder=BrachyuraFamily=MictyridaeGenus=Mictyris ID by Barry(FLICKR) barryvanbakel@yahoo.com Species=longicarpus?Binomial name=Mictyris longicarpus?Common name=soldier crab
Facing an unexpected adversary, this oddball has to figure out whether it's time for fight or flight.Sporting that sand coating keeps it from sticking out quite as much.Blue CrabCallinectes sapidusWest Jetty St. Andrews State ParkPanama City Beach, Bay County, Florida, USAOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus 14-42mm II R LensPT-EP13 Underwater Housing, PPZR-EP02 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear