Little Seaweed Crab - Naxia tumida

''Naxia tumida'', the little seaweed crab, dresser crab, or decorator crab, is a small crab of the family Majidae that is common in rocky intertidal and subtidal areas on the temperate coasts of Australia, including parts of Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. It is usually found covered in seaweed that acts as camouflage, attached to the hooks on its shell. It attaches the algae or seaweed with a secretion that becomes adhesive when hardened.

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