An aspiring marine biologist with a big love for crustaceans! I mainly look at what washes ashore close to my house, but occasionally I lift a rock to see what's under it. :-) I love all crabs, but if I have to pick a favourite, it would be the very cute Masked Crab (Corystes cassivelaunus).

Sources I use for crab-identification (mainly dutch):

• Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe, Hayward & Ryland. Second edition.
• De Krabben van Nederland en Belgie, J. Adema.
• Zeeboek, Jeugdbondsuitgeverij, 2019.
• Krabben.net

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