Edible Crab ( cancer pagurus) Claw

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The edible crab is a large crab, brown in colour apart from black tips on the end of its claws. It is sometimes known as the brown crab. They have a thick, oval shaped shell (carapace) with a distinctive pie crust edge.

Width of body: 10-20cm

Found around all UK coasts.

I found this edible crab claw while walking along Llandudno North shore.

Claw dimensions : Aprox 80mm length Aprox 40 mm width Aprox 25 mm thickness