Hi Emma, thanks for your report! It’s definitely tougher without the carapace but neither of them look like green crabs to me, not sure about the one on the left but the one on the right is a purple shore crab—the spots on the claws are a good sign of a purple shore crab!
– Staci McMahon, Washington Sea Grant
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Hi Emma, thanks for your report! It’s definitely tougher without the carapace but neither of them look like green crabs to me, not sure about the one on the left but the one on the right is a purple shore crab—the spots on the claws are a good sign of a purple shore crab!
– Staci McMahon, Washington Sea Grant