Shore crab
This crab is common around all of the UK. If you've ever been rockpooling or crabbing, it's probably the shore crab that you've met.
Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
This crab is common around all of the UK. If you've ever been rockpooling or crabbing, it's probably the shore crab that you've met.
The last thing you’d expect this extraordinary creature to be is a fish!
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