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decorator crab whit epibiont colonial Ascidian Botryllus niger
Spotted on Jan 28, 2014
Submitted on Jan 28, 2014
7 Comments
Nice shot
This wikipedia article talks about decorator crabs and the species which engage in this activity. Many insects do it, I am amazed that some crabs do as well.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decorator_c...)
Remarkable! I didn't know there were crabs that would do this.
Very cool. Great spotting. Is that seaweed on the crab, or is that the crab?
Awesome !
Gobsmacked! What a find.
Phenomenal. Loving the star tunicate on this decorator crab.