Spider crabs are very common on the Cape. They are pretty docile compared to other crabs and are not predators so their claws aren’t very big. Don’t be fooled, they can still give a pinch if they are annoyed or threatened but mostly they mind their own business.

Also called decorator crabs these ground crawling crabs of

ten cover themselves with mud and seaweed to help them camouflage better. They are scavengers though they also eat bits and pieces of seaweed and probably small critters that get caught up in the mix.

Other than the harmless and fun hermit crabs kids lov

e to catch spider crabs are probably the easiest crabs for

children to handle.