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Slender Crab (Cancer gracilis)
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Copyright © 2009
Lynette Elliott
Slender Crab -
Cancer gracilis
Dash Point State Park, King County, Washington, USA
July 2, 2007
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Contributed by
Lynette Elliott
on 26 November, 2009 - 10:26am
Last updated 23 March, 2010 - 10:18am
Yummy!
My favorite west coast crustacean (palate-wise that is :))...though this is only a juvenile. Crabbing was one of my favorite pastimes when I was living in the Vancouver area.
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Tim Loh
, 26 November, 2009 - 4:25pm
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Not Dungeness
I got this one wrong before. The slender crab is often confused with the Dungeness crab.
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Lynette Elliott
, 23 March, 2010 - 10:17am
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Yes,
this one was pretty small, though I don't eat them. I'm not much of a seafood eater.
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Lynette Elliott
, 26 November, 2009 - 4:44pm
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