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Chirostylus sandyi
Deep-sea squat sea lobster (Chirostylidae). To 7.5 cm (3 in.). Tiny carapace with spider-like legs. Brick red with yellow lines on carapace and white spots on upper surface of first segment of legs.
West Pacific, in Indonesia and Philippines.
By my hubbie, Mark Bockstael.
Spotted on Oct 15, 2012
Submitted on Dec 31, 2012
7 Comments
Thanks Scott! it must have been a lapsus when I chose the category :-)
Moved to Arthropods :-)
Really nice ! So delicate-looking.
thanks, Argie! they are the spiders of the sea :-)
Fantastic creatures.
Thanks, Aaron!
These are fantastic, Marta! I've never seen anything like them before.