Eriocheir sinensis, Chinese mitten crab
A detail of the female Chinese mitten crab (Eriosheir sinensis) showing the abdomen. This species of crab originates from the Far East but it is now evident that it has taken up residence in the River Thames.
Size: 2400px × 1904px
Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: abdomen, anatomy, animal, arthropod, arthropoda, background, big, black, burrowing, chinese, crab, crustacea, crustacean, decapod, decapoda, detail, ecological, environment, eriocheir, estuary, freshwater, hairy, invertebrata, invertebrate, leg, malacostraca, marine, mitten, shanghai, shot, sinensis, sluice, specimen, studio, studioshot, threat, varunidae
