The Majid Spider Crab, (Leptomithrax gaimadii), is commonly seen critter in South Australian coastal waters.
Equally at home in the sea grass, the rubble or on the jetty pylons, most of the time we see them as solitary scavengers or as mating pairs when the time is right.
There is however a certain time of the year when they come into the shallows in their thousands as walking wall of spider crabs two or three deep and tens of meters wide.
Just not today.
Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Picking Through The Grass’ 1/100s f/5.6 ISO160 50mm
G’day Robert,
I was curious about how big they are, so I copied “Majid Spider Crab, (Leptomithrax gaimadii)” from your description above & googled. In response it suggested I’d made a spelling error, so you’ve (according to Google) got a small typo – should be “… gaimardii” (with an ‘r’). Cheers