i screamed like ned flanders

i was fishin around in the tank and overturned a large clamshell,,this guy ran over my hand and absolutely scared the bejesus out of me!
i can't find any pictures that look like him on the net or in my books.
he has 1 orange ring around the end of both claws,both claws are about the same size too,i have no idea how/when he got in there. amazing that i spend about an hour a day and another hour at night watching the tank and never saw him before,, he must have been in there awhile too! anybody know what he is?









these pictures probably arent going to help much,,i gotta get a damn camera!

 

You can't see any pics. But sounds intresting.

 

Those links don't work for me.

 

technical difficulties,, pics are up now

 

I've had them bad boys hitch hike too. Mine were a shade of blue. I never positively ID'd mine but I pulled it and gave it away. Sorry, but I don't trust hitchhikers!! ;-)

 

Maybe a decorator or rock crab I think, hard to tell though with the pics.

 

Its not a decorator..... it looks more like its in the mithrax genus

 

theres a small possibility he could be a native new england crab too as all my sand came form the beach back when i set it up but he doesnt look like them either,, he's sharing a tidepool with my starfish for now,if he doesnt get belligerent he can stay! he's built for battle though thats for sure

 

One thing I have never been able to stand is the feeling of a crab moving across my skin. I could never pick them up. Not even the small ones. I know, what a wus. But they do creep me out for some reason.

 

I have this problem with spiders. Ill take on a 300 pound bubba with a knife. but **** spiders!!