Can an emerald crab not be green

[jenglish]

I found either a long forgotten emerald crab that has changed to a brownish pink.... or some kind of hitchhiking crab. It is already in my cooking vat, and emerald or not it is not going back in, just curious.

[reefmanwannabe]

there are red ones . red or green personally I think they are all evil . I've never had anything but problems with the ones I've had in the past and will never get another one .

[jenglish]

it kind of looks like a hairless gorilla

[jenglish]

The more I look at it the more I think the arms are too short to be an emerald. Probably some hitchhiker from who knows where. I tolerate the mild antics of hermits but other than that I steer clear of crabs.

[jonnosteams]

I was under the impression that the hairy legs made a mythrix (emerald) crab. I have one that is a grey with coraline on him. Very fuzzy legs.

[Jadinop]

Emerald crabs are best identified by the tips of their claws. An emerald has flat rounded tips on the end of the claw. To me, it looks like a pair of spoons clamping together. Many crabs have hairy legs so that's not the best way to id them. Any crab with pointed tips on the claws should be treated as suspicious.

[quader94]

Originally Posted by jenglish

it kind of looks like a hairless gorilla