Puget Sound King Crab

by David Young | Jul 28, 2024 | Arthropods

Puget Sound King Crab By Sarah Roberts and Julia Mitchell Common name:  Puget Sound King Crab Scientific name:  Echidnocerus cibarius  (formerly Lopholithodes mandtii) Size range: up to 30 cm across carapace (11.8 inches) Identifying features: Puget Sound King Crabs...

Flat Porcelain Crab

by David Young | Jul 28, 2024 | Arthropods

Flat Porcelain Crab Author:  Leo Looi Photos:  Leo Looi & D. Young Scientific name:  Petrolisthes cinctipes Size range:  The carapace of the Flat Porcelain Crab is up to 2 cm (0.9in) across. Identifying Features:   The Flat Porcelain Crab looks stocky and has...

Squat Lobster

by David Young | Jul 27, 2024 | Arthropods

Squat Lobster Author and Illustrator: Winifred Niedjalski Photos: Thank you to Andy Murch for the use of his Photos. Scientific name: Munida quadrispina  Length: Squat Lobsters range in size from one inch to four inches. Their carapace reaches up to 2.6 inches long,...

Bering Hermit Crab

by David Young | Jul 27, 2024 | Arthropods

Author: Avria Chrystall & Joy Trinh-Day Scientific Name: Pagurus beringanus Size Range: Bering Hermit Crabs grow to about an average of 2.5 inches. (6.4 cm) Identifying Features:  Bering hermit crabs have 10 legs, however some of them aren’t fully developed and...

Orange Hermit Crab

by David Young | Jul 26, 2024 | Arthropods

Orange Hermit Crab Author:  Rachel Walker Scientific Name: Elassochirus gilli Common Name: Orange Hermit Crab Size Range: On average, the male orange hermit crab grows to 20.4mm in length.   Identifying Features: The Orange Hermit Crab is most distinctly...