Many of you may have gawked at the small, red, lobster-looking things recently raiding San Diego beaches. “Are they shrimp?” “Are they lobsters?” “Why are they taking over!?” “Can we eat them?” To put your inquisitive minds at ease, I present to you the Pelagic Red Crab (Pleuroncodes planipes) also sometimes referred to as a tuna crab or langostilla for our Spanish-speaking friends. Not a … Continue reading Have You Seen This Crab?