Tiny adorable crab on the beach, seen from above. Orangey brown and mottled, it's well camouflaged against the sand it's standing on, making it hard to see. It's covered in bristles all over except for on its pincers, hence the name hairy crab or bristly crab.

Another day of #Crustmas: beautifully #camouflaged tiny European hairy #crab, less than 1cm across, spotted on a Sussex beach.

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