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Munida olivarae
A small crab/squat lobster, less than 1 cm, usually hiding in small holes of coral rubble and rocks. Seldom seen outside its home, usually only see its head perching at the entrance of its home waiting for prey to pass by. Before it was officially described with its common name of Olivar's Squat Lobster, it was also called Google-eyed Squat Lobster and Bug-eyed Squat Lobster. It also has a nick name of Robocrab!
Shallow reefs among crevices of coral rocks.
Spotted on Mar 11, 2013
Submitted on Sep 29, 2014
2 Comments
Thanks, @Leuba and happy to share :)
Macro photography tends to give a different perspective of the size of critters.
And in recent times, its not just macro photography but super macro photography among Underwater photographers!
Interesting spotting ! I am amazed at the size. Thanks for sharing this, Albert.