Fuzzy

  

Eric found this nice juvenile porcelain crab last weekend.  Meet the Pubescent Porcelain Crab (Pachycheles pubescens)!

I realized I haven't shown this type of crab on the NHBH before, and there's a more common species (Pachycheles rudis) that I should also introduce, so I'll try to do that at some point, too.

Meanwhile, note the short and very dense hairs on the claws giving this crab a pubescent or fuzzy appearance. 

Found in the low intertidal zone among some cobbles.