Photo and Notes by Dave BullochA member of the swimming crabs sought after in nearly every estuary bordering the East and Gulf coast. Grows to 8 inches across its carapace. If you keep a salt-water aquarium don’t introduce this critter into a tank with other species. It is a relentless hunter and you will lose everything else in the tank.
This is a "jimmy", a male crab. It has blue-tipped claws whereas a "sook", a female, has orange-red tipped claws.