Lady Crab

Crabe demoiselle ou Crabe calico

Ovalipes ocellatus

• Description

  Lady Crabs are easily identified by their hindmost legs, that are shaped like paddles, adapted for swimming. There are three sharp points in between the eye sockets and five along the carapace.

• Habitat

  Bays and Estuaries, Beaches & Sand Dunes, Coastal Zone, Sandflats, Subtidal

• Interesting Fact

  Lady crabs are a very aggressive species and can easily give you a powerful bite with their pinchers.