I don’t know the real name for this crab, but I’ve grown up knowing it as a Shagga. It’s a saltwater crab found on rocks all around Barbados.
As you can see from the photograph, the Shagga crab’s camouflage is outstanding. It’s easy to look at a rock and miss it completely unless the crab moves.
You can go to any beach or cliff that’s on the water anywhere on Barbados, sit and watch closely, and you’ll see these crabs. They live on the rocks. I’ve never seen one swimming nor on the sand, so I think they live their entire life on rocks and cliff faces.
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