Red Crabs Wash Up At Orange County Beaches

Red Crabs Wash Up At Beaches in Orange County California

We were at the beach in Corona Del Mar today and saw all these red tuna crabs on the beach.

Some sources call these tiny crustaceans squat lobster.  Other sources call them Pleuroncodes planipes.

Here is a picture of red tuna crabs washed up on the beach in Corona Del Mar - Newport Beach:

Red Crabs Wash Up In Corona Del Mar - Newport Beach California - Red Tuna Crabs

I also took some video of the red crabs in Newport Beach Corona Del Mar.

Watch the red tuna crab video - Red Crabs Washed Up In Newport Beach Corona Del Mar Video

Update: I was just down at Newport Harbor this afternoon and in some places there are thousands of these crabs / squat lobster alive and swimming around. 

I also took some video of the crabs swimming around - Red Crabs Swim In Newport Harbor (includes underwater video and original music)  

Here is a longer edit of the red  crabs swimming with additional original music.

Here is a post with more pictures and information about the red crabs

Here is some Red Crab discussion on reddit

Red Crabs In Newport Beach - Red Crabs Swim In Newport Harbor - picture

Here is a post with red crabs swim videos and more pictures and information about the red crabs