Maja brachydactyla Balss, 1922
Spiny Spider Crab, Common Spider Crab
Maja brachydactylaBalss, 1922 - Spiny Spider Crab, Common Spider Crab, Male - ventral view - on sand - in shade

Image 0016: Male - ventral view - on sand - in shade

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Magnification standard photograph or close-upstandard photograph or close-up
Equipment used Canon EOS400D dSLR + Sigma 50mm 1:1 macro lens
Focus distance 1m
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Image Reference P73429
Found as Male (live)
Date 23 Apr 2008
OS grid ref SZ07
Lat/Lon 50° 40' N, 1° 60' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Record summary two moribund males (one with no chelae) washed up on the beach after storms
Return to Record page Maja brachydactyla on 23 Apr 2008 at SZ07 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Maja brachydactyla
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