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What did the second look show?  Looks like a crustacean, though........  :biggrin:

What did the second look show?  Looks like a crustacean, though........  😀

lennonsdarlin

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Matt J

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[quote="Lynnie, post: 563648"]What did the second look show?  Looks like a crustacean, though........  :biggrin:[/quote]

A cross section of it's middle since I didn't dig deep enough.  :blush:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Lynnie">What did the second look show? Looks like a crustacean, though........ 😀</blockquote> 
A cross section of it&#039;s middle since I didn&#039;t dig deep enough. :blush:

Will B

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Yup...It's a sandflea.  I always thought they were the males, but it may just be a different kind.  Skunk is right, though.  Great bait!

Yup...It&#039;s a sandflea.  I always thought they were the males, but it may just be a different kind.  Skunk is right, though.  Great bait!

lerxst

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[b]sand flea[/b]

I've been told by a fisherman that its a male sand flea (aka mole crab) but cannot verify it. I've often been pinched by them while digging for fleas with my hands. They have pinchers.

sand flea 
 
I&#039;ve been told by a fisherman that its a male sand flea (aka mole crab) but cannot verify it. I&#039;ve often been pinched by them while digging for fleas with my hands. They have pinchers.

OK SWGB, that thing is called a....drumroll.......sand crab!
[ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippoidea]Hippoidea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

OK SWGB, that thing is called a....drumroll.......sand crab! 
[ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippoidea]Hippoidea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

[quote="30A Skunkape, post: 563783"]OK SWGB, that thing is called a....drumroll.......sand crab!
[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippoidea"]Hippoidea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/URL][/quote]

:moon:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="30A Skunkape">OK SWGB, that thing is called a....drumroll.......sand crab! 
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippoidea" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Hippoidea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></blockquote> 
:moon:

Also called a Spiny Mole Crab. A different species than what is known as a sand flea that everyone who knows fishing the surf uses for bait.
 
I used to think they were male sand fleas, but they are not. I still use them for bait even though they are IMO much scarier looking than sand fleas. I can actually say I think they do not work as well as sand fleas. I think fish are afraid to eat them. :lol:
 
I too did the wikipedia thing and found out male sand fleas are merely a smaller version of the females.

Also called a Spiny Mole Crab. A different species than what is known as a sand flea that everyone who knows fishing the surf uses for bait. 
 
I used to think they were male sand fleas, but they are not. I still use them for bait even though they are IMO much scarier looking than sand fleas. I can actually say I think they do not work as well as sand fleas. I think fish are afraid to eat them. :lol: 
 
I too did the wikipedia thing and found out male sand fleas are merely a smaller version of the females.

[quote="ASH, post: 564332"]Also called a Spiny Mole Crab. A different species than what is known as a sand flea that everyone who knows fishing the surf uses for bait.
 
I used to think they were male sand fleas, but they are not. I still use them for bait even though they are IMO much scarier looking than sand fleas. I can actually say I think they do not work as well as sand fleas. I think fish are afraid to eat them. :lol:
 
I too did the wikipedia thing and found out male sand fleas are merely a smaller version of the females.[/quote]

They pinch too.  Thus far I haven't been bitten by a sand flea.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="ASH">Also called a Spiny Mole Crab. A different species than what is known as a sand flea that everyone who knows fishing the surf uses for bait. 
 
I used to think they were male sand fleas, but they are not. I still use them for bait even though they are IMO much scarier looking than sand fleas. I can actually say I think they do not work as well as sand fleas. I think fish are afraid to eat them. :lol: 
 
I too did the wikipedia thing and found out male sand fleas are merely a smaller version of the females.</blockquote> 
They pinch too. Thus far I haven&#039;t been bitten by a sand flea.

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It was released unharmed.

[SIZE=1]until we went back for a second look[/SIZE]

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It was released unharmed. 
 
until we went back for a second look

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