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Kelporama
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Algae appreciator, invertebrate enthusiast, archival enjoyer.
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Was shoving my face under a rock when a piece of barnacle rubble near my nose started rearing up. Turtle Crab! Just what the doctor ordered. They've got the same gig as umbrella crabs but with a few key differences. Stick around and I'll compare the two species side by side. 🦀

A small beige crab with a dome shaped carapace. Its pincer legs hang down while I hold it in the air between my fingers showing the view of the animal from the front
The top down view of the turtle crab's flared carapace. In terms of shape looks like if you put squidward's face on a Mercator projection. It is beige with lighter and darker dappling. I'm holding it on my hand
The crab back near where I found it. It looks in shape and colour exactly like the barnacle rubble substrate that makes up the floor of the surge channel
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I love the description of "squidward on a mercator projection" 😂

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Algae appreciator, invertebrate enthusiast, archival enjoyer.
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