The+Helmet+Crab

I decided to right about the Helmet Crab, //Telmessus cheiragonus.// I found a few of these Helmet Crabs running around the Beach as we went on our field trip; They have a unique color of red and orange with a hint of purple bodies. The majority of crabs we saw at the beach were realatively small in size, a few were larger than others and the Helmet Crab was in the middle. They have a running location of all up and down the western coast of the United States and they prefer to burrow under rocks or hide in eelgrass. If you go to Kopachuck state park you're bound to see a few of these little Crabs walking around the beach.

For more information [|http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/kodiak/photo/crabtelekin.htm]

By: Derrick Reid

Edited by: Derrick Reid.