Category Archives: beach critters

New Coloring Pages Now Available

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People have been asking me for these so here they are–downloadable coloring pages. Order your copy of the PDF file in my Etsy shop and I will email you the file on the same day. You can print the image as many times as you’d like for personal or classroom use!

You can use markers, colored pencils or crayons….

Suitable for both kids and adults, all sorts of colorful or black and white designs can be created.

I will be adding more designs over the next few weeks like these dragonflies and butterflies…

 

You can find all these in the PDF Coloring Pages section of Mary Richmond Design on Etsy

Spider Crabs!

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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.