Swimming Crab Liocarcinus depurator

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As they grow crabs shed their tough outer carapace in a process known as sloughing

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Size: 5200px × 3467px
Location: Spurn Point Humberside UK.
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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