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Buddy for life? It seems natural that the size of sea urchin carried by the crab correspond with the size/life stage of the Crab, so the question is, does the crab seek back the same sea urchin after each moults? Anilao,Batangas,Crab,Dorippe frascone,Philippines,Sea Urchin Carrying Crab Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Buddy for life?

It seems natural that the size of sea urchin carried by the crab correspond with the size/life stage of the Crab, so the question is, does the crab seek back the same sea urchin after each moults?

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    Calbost Niel
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    How amazing - I wonder what the answer is Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      Will need David Attenborough to answer that :D Posted 2 years ago

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The Carrier crab

''Dorippe frascone'', the urchin crab or carrier crab, is a small species of crab in the family Dorippidae that was first described scientifically by J.F.W. Herbst, in 1785. It is found in the Red Sea and parts of the western and eastern Indian Ocean. It often has a symbiotic relationship with a long-spined sea urchin and carries one around on its carapace.

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Uploaded Oct 23, 2022. Captured Oct 16, 2022 17:10.
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  • TG-6
  • f/5.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO200
  • 10.35mm