What The Heck Is This Crustacean?

[gotteeguy]

i live in north florida on the gulf of mexico side. 2 days ago when i was leaving from the beach a random kid gave me a plastic jar with this-

in it. i put it in my saltwater tank because i have no where else to put it... other than my 80 gallon saltwater tank but the catfish or horseshoe crabs might eat it. it has two hook-shaped front feet and it can dig very well. it is very similar to sand fleas (mole crabs) i find in the same area. so anyone know what it is?

 

[mixmaster jay]

i dont know but its cool lol

 

[Buddyboy67]

looks like a squat lobster of some sort but not too sure which one

 

[xxBarneyxx]

I dont know but would guess some kind of squat lobster.

 

[seffieuk]

http/images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h...en%26ie%3DUTF-8

Here you go

Seffie x

 

[gotteeguy]

it is more smooth than spiny and its claws are more boxer-glove shaped. he said he found it by the shore. i've found others before, rarely though. it looks like a mole crab and squat monster mix.

 

[gotteeguy]

i found out it is a spiny mole (or sand) crab. but i never found information that they were found in florida. it only said california.

 

[bg7003]

Hey,
I'm from NJ and they have them up here. There great for catching stripped bass. ha ha. They are i believe mole crabs but the specific type, I'm not sure. I just know that they love burrying themselves in the sand and digging.