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Orangutan Crab Few cm long, very fluffy red crab. Known as &quot;orangutan&quot; because of its obvious ressemblance to the monkey.<br /> Dauin, Philippines (Oct 2, 2012). Achaeus japonicus,Geotagged,Philippines,acheus japonicus,crab Click/tap to enlarge

Orangutan Crab

Few cm long, very fluffy red crab. Known as "orangutan" because of its obvious ressemblance to the monkey.
Dauin, Philippines (Oct 2, 2012).

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The Orang-utan crab

''Achaeus japonicus'', sometimes known as the orang-utan crab, is a crab of the family Majidae has been observed in tropical waters of the Western Pacific Ocean from Indonesia to Fiji, as well as in coastal waters of Japan.

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Uploaded Dec 30, 2015. Captured in J. Basa St, Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines.
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