Two more crabs for ID

[Stu]

I suspect these two are the same type. The second one is smaller, and
browner in colour than the other. I have heaps of them, and several
can be seen crawling over my silver gorgonian at night.

The big black crab - check out the claws on this one!
http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab2.jpg
http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab2b.jpg
http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab2c.jpg
http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab2d.jpg

Little furry brown fella:
http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab3.jpg

Yet to find what's eating my toadstool, if not one of the crabs.
Suggestions / opinions welcome! (Including how to catch whatever it is
outta there). I've been looking at night with a torch but have yet to
catch anything in the act.

Cheers,
Stu

[Marc Levenson]

The first one looks like mine. I put him in my refugium.

http://melevsreef.com/id/xanthid.html

Marc


Stu wrote:

> I suspect these two are the same type. The second one is smaller, and
> browner in colour than the other. I have heaps of them, and several
> can be seen crawling over my silver gorgonian at night.
>
> The big black crab - check out the claws on this one!
> http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab2.jpg
> http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab2b.jpg
> http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab2c.jpg
> http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab2d.jpg
>
> Little furry brown fella:
> http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab3.jpg
>
> Yet to find what's eating my toadstool, if not one of the crabs.
> Suggestions / opinions welcome! (Including how to catch whatever it is
> outta there). I've been looking at night with a torch but have yet to
> catch anything in the act.
>
> Cheers,
> Stu

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[Boomer]

They are both Majidae crabs, often called Spider crabs. These two are often called hairy
clinging crabs. The are of the species Mithrax

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"Stu" > wrote in message
om...
: I suspect these two are the same type. The second one is smaller, and
: browner in colour than the other. I have heaps of them, and several
: can be seen crawling over my silver gorgonian at night.
:
: The big black crab - check out the claws on this one!
: http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab2.jpg
: http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab2b.jpg
: http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab2c.jpg
: http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab2d.jpg
:
: Little furry brown fella:
: http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab3.jpg
:
: Yet to find what's eating my toadstool, if not one of the crabs.
: Suggestions / opinions welcome! (Including how to catch whatever it is
: outta there). I've been looking at night with a torch but have yet to
: catch anything in the act.
:
: Cheers,
: Stu

[Boomer]

Not even Marc :-)


"The first one looks like mine"
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"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message ...
: The first one looks like mine. I put him in my refugium.
:
: http://melevsreef.com/id/xanthid.html
:
: Marc
:
:
: Stu wrote:
:
: > I suspect these two are the same type. The second one is smaller, and
: > browner in colour than the other. I have heaps of them, and several
: > can be seen crawling over my silver gorgonian at night.
: >
: > The big black crab - check out the claws on this one!
: > http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab2.jpg
: > http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab2b.jpg
: > http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab2c.jpg
: > http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab2d.jpg
: >
: > Little furry brown fella:
: > http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/crab3.jpg
: >
: > Yet to find what's eating my toadstool, if not one of the crabs.
: > Suggestions / opinions welcome! (Including how to catch whatever it is
: > outta there). I've been looking at night with a torch but have yet to
: > catch anything in the act.
: >
: > Cheers,
: > Stu
:
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: Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
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