#4444 · 🦀 crabs & other crustaceans

Velvet Swimming Crab

🇳🇱 Fluwelen zwemkrab ·Necora puber

🦀 Crabs & other crustaceans 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Ondřej Radosta · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Stefan · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Stefan · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © chrisrickard69 · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © François Roche · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Stefan · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © mnolito · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © IES MANUEL GARCÍA BARROS A ESTRADA- PONTEVEDRA · CC BY-SA 4.0
9. © João Pedro Silva · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. © João Pedro Silva · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The velvet crab (alternatively velvet swimming crab , devil crab or lady crab ), Necora puber , is a species of crab. 9 in), and the only species in the genus Necora . The body is coated with short hairs, giving the animal a velvety texture, hence the common name. It is one of the major crab species for...

base stats

NL sightings 306iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,196iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 306 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #9 most seen of the crabs & other crustaceans in NL.
4,196 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1767 (259 years ago).