Crabs on the Beach

While walking along Ogunquit Beach, I saw a crab

and another one

There seemed to be a whole lot of them. Were they washed up from the ocean or are these baby crabs hatching and making a run for the water?

It seems that Green Crabs from Europe are upsetting the eco-systems and wreaking havoc along the Maine Coast.

Kids were picking up the creatures and flinging them into the ocean as savage amusement. The parents were no better grabbing pails and buckets and scooping up the crabs. We couldn't help wonder, don't you need a license to fish/crab/clam? And more importantly, were these actual Green Crabs?

With all the commotion, the seagull had to march off in search of French fries instead of dining on succulent crab.