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Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii
(Rhinoceros Crab)
©
Derek Holzapfel
(Photo ID #14898)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Pender Island
Photographer
Derek Holzapfel
Habitat
rocky boulders
Photo Date
April 03, 2011
Upload Date
October 16, 2011
Elevation (m)
-20
UTM Zone #
Latitude
48.7361679077148
UTM Easting
Longitude
-123.182510375977
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
14898
Notes
Pender Island - Gowlland Point. A pair of Rhinoceros Crab (Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii) face to face down at 20m deep and 7C. Very unique dense covering of steel wool like hairs on all the appendages. Took me over 20 years to find one of these!
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