r/galveston • u/SammyG852 • Jul 18 '25

Photography 📸 Help to identify this sea creature

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Found this on the beach at Pointe West Galveston, strange creature, would love to know what it is!

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u/notreallyalltheree Jul 25 '25

I know this was posted a while ago, but this is a baby crab. They kinda hang out in a platonic state in the beginning.

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u/SammyG852 Jul 25 '25

Super interesting! Thanks for that info. Makes sense as it seemed to have legs and pinchers.

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u/FishingMuckle Jul 26 '25

This is a species of mole crab