Porcelain crab
Look out for this tiny crab under rocks and boulders on rocky shores - you'll have to look closely though, they're pretty well camouflaged!
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Look out for this tiny crab under rocks and boulders on rocky shores - you'll have to look closely though, they're pretty well camouflaged!
The shiny, translucent porcelain fungus certainly lives up to its name in appearance. It can be seen growing on beech trees and dead wood in summer and autumn.
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Also known as the brown crab, this large crab is found around all UK shores and is identifiable by the distinctive pie-crust edge to its brown shell.
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Let's make Wednesdays a little wilder, with your 0-5 year olds!
Let's make Wednesdays a little wilder, with your 0-5 year olds!
Let's make Wednesdays a little wilder, with your 0-5 year olds!
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.