Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes) in front of Sea Pen (Ptilosarcus gurneyi)
Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes) in front of Sea Pen (Ptilosarcus gurneyi) Majidae slender Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying defence defend defencive defensive defense defending sheild shield guard shielding guarding guardian secure securing secured sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor vertical |Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes)
Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes) in front of Sea Pen (Ptilosarcus gurneyi) Majidae slender Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying defence defend defencive defensive defense defending sheild shield guard shielding guarding guardian secure securing secured sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor vertical |Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes)
Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes)
Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes) Majidae slender Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes)
Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes) Majidae slender Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes)
Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes)
Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes) Majidae slender Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes)
Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes) Majidae slender Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes)
Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes)
Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes) Majidae slender Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying |Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes)
Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes) Majidae slender Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying |Longhorn Decorator Crab (Chorilia longipes)
Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons)
Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons) Majidae Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic decorate decorator decorater decorated |Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons)
Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons) Majidae Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic decorate decorator decorater decorated |Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons)
Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons)
Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons) Majidae Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic decorate decorator decorater decorated |Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons)
Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons) Majidae Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic decorate decorator decorater decorated |Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons)
Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons)
Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons) Majidae Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic decorate decorator decorater decorated |Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons)
Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons) Majidae Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic decorate decorator decorater decorated |Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons)
Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons)
Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons) Majidae Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic sponge sponges attatch attach attached strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky |Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons)
Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons) Majidae Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic sponge sponges attatch attach attached strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky |Sharp-nosed Crab (Scyra acutafrons)
Northern Kelp Crab (Pugettia producta)
Northern Kelp Crab (Pugettia producta) Majidae Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red purple mauve crimson camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic attach attached |Northern Kelp Crab (Pugettia producta)
Northern Kelp Crab (Pugettia producta) Majidae Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red purple mauve crimson camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic attach attached |Northern Kelp Crab (Pugettia producta)
Decorator Crab (Camposcia retusa) Collects reef invertebrates and adheres them to it's shell for camouflage.
Decorator Crab (Camposcia retusa) Collects reef invertebrates and adheres them to it´s shell for camouflage. color colour ugly unusual weird strange bizarre kibab shishkibab blue orange yellow coral crawl camouflage Crustaceans single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky |Decorator Crab (Camposcia retusa)
Decorator Crab (Camposcia retusa) Collects reef invertebrates and adheres them to it´s shell for camouflage. color colour ugly unusual weird strange bizarre kibab shishkibab blue orange yellow coral crawl camouflage Crustaceans single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky |Decorator Crab (Camposcia retusa)
Decorator Crab (Camposcia retusa) camouflaged with typical covering of sponges and other sessile marine life.
Decorator Crab (Camposcia retusa) camouflaged with typical covering of sponges and other sessile marine life. Majidae Inachidae Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint pink yellow orange olive green |Decorator Crab (Camposcia retusa)
Decorator Crab (Camposcia retusa) camouflaged with typical covering of sponges and other sessile marine life. Majidae Inachidae Brachyura Decapods deapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint pink yellow orange olive green |Decorator Crab (Camposcia retusa)