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Camposcia retusa
So named because of its habit of decorating its brown body with various objects that it can find, from sponges, rocks, shells to corals and the like, as a form of camouflage and avoid predators.
Spotted this beautifully decorated spider crab during a night dive at the sandy portion of the Classroom at Dive and Trek. Depth of about 7m.
Spotted on Jan 22, 2012
Submitted on Feb 17, 2012
6 Comments
Wow that is cool Harsha :-)
They had put it in an aquarium with shreds of clothes of vivid colors and it started sticking them all to itself. :)
Good for you Harsha. Have yet to see it do that underwater :-)
Funny guy. I have seen it doing make-up on tv. :)
Hi Nopayahnah,
They attach the objects to hairs in their carapace :-)
My goodness. How does it attach everything to its body?