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ReneCampbellArt — Nectocarcinus integrifrons
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Published: 2016-02-26 03:47:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 1751; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 8
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Who's that crab!?It's...
Nectocarcinus integrifrons (Rough rock crab, red swimmer crab, two-toned crab)!
Still have two more crabs to go. Should have been done by now but had major issues with my Wacom driver, resulting in about 2 hours worth of drawing time installing, un-installing drivers etc. Got it sorted finally.
NATIVE
Key features
- 4 lateral teeth on either side of the eyes.
- Smooth frontal region between the eyes.
- Circular carapace.
- Size of carapace width: up to 8 cm wide.
- No distinct swimming paddles on hind legs (is a swimmer crab).
- Long setae (hairs) on all legs.
- Distinct colour separation between brown and cream/pink on the carapace (about 2/3 of the way down)
Other features
- Claws are of similar size and usually black-tipped.
- Brown to dark red in colour, while the bottom half of the crab is usually cream or pale pink/yellow.
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Comments: 1
Neat work here, love your coloring.
I really liked this series with the crabs, haha.
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