Tuna Crabs
(Pleuroncodes planipes)
Images © 2002 John H. Moore, except where noted
On occasion, these crabs wash up on shore in large
numbers;
this phenomenon is thought to be associated
with El Nino events.
© 2002 John Cozens
Tuna Crabs right at water's edge
Looking down from the pier -- see them?
A closer view, looking down from the pier