orest on a dark nightJapanese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir japonica) モクズガニ ／ ヅガニ ／ ヤマガニ
The Japanese Mitten Crab lives in estuaries and streams. It returns to the ocean for spawning. It has hairs on its claws that resemble mittens. This one was at over 200 meters elevation in the forest on a dark night. Amami 2025