Pom-Pom Crab! (Lybia Tessellata) 🦀
- Also known as the Boxer crab or Cheerleader crab!
- These guys tend to carry sea anemones in each claw, resembling pom-poms!
- They use these anemones against predators, threatening them with the stinging tentacles.
- Very colorful!!
#crab #crustaceans
Japanese Spider Crab!! 🦀
- They get to be around 3.7 meters, or 12.1 ft!
- These crabs are mostly found around the southern coasts of Japan, though they're popular in aquariums.
- They are omnivores, eating plant matter and other animals.
- Spider crabs can live 50-100 years.
#crustaceans
1st Photo: Common Squat Lobster (Galathea Squamifera)
2nd Photo: Rugose Squat Lobster (Munida Rugosa)
3rd Photo: Gregarious Squat Lobster (Munida Gregaria)
Squat lobsters!! 🦀
- Flat crustaceans, they are more related to hermit crabs than actual lobsters
- They tend to be on the smaller side, ranging from 0.7 - 3.5 inches (small)
- They feed by filter feeding, predators, scavengers, and detritus feeders.
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