Crab ID please!

[robstach]

Hello all - first post but have been a lurker for a while.

Started a new tank awhile back, live rock, all is well... noticed something was knocking things over. Anyway - finally caught this guy creeping around. He's about 2" or so, hard to tell. Even harder to get a picture of him - very evasive!

Anyway .... any ideas what it is? Hairy legs, white-ish with black spots. End of front claws are black and pointy (not round).

Any help would be appreciated. Sorry for the low-light pics.. hard to get a shot of this guy.

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Gorilla/teddy bear crab. Definitely bad news. Toss it in the sump.

[Welcome]

 

[robstach]

Thank you!!

 

[robstach]

Got em' out. Tricky little sucker.

Fortunately, I only had to pull one rock. Must admit, if I were a crab I'd have picked that one too. Plenty of caves and hiding spots.

Dipped the rock in hyper-saline water for about 2 minutes. Out he came and he was more than annoyed.

Anyway - thanks again!