Fresh water sea monster - Triops longicaudatus El Malpais Conservation Area, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA August 25, 2013 Size: ~75mm
Looks like a horseshoe crab. Body leather like, it did not have a hard shell. I did not get a good picture of the underside but, it had reddish legs and gills underneath the main body. Length given was from head to end of tail. Many of these in a seasonal stream along the lava flow. I removed it from the water to take photo then returned it to the water. Not sure if this belongs in BG so, it can be frassed if deemed so.
Contributed by Mark S. Romero on 25 August, 2013 - 7:52pm Last updated 19 September, 2022 - 9:46pm |