Galathea balssi

Kareko Batu, Lembeh.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Oh wow, those are some oversized front legs! Posted 6 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  These are the pincers, equivalent to our hands :-)
  I think I read somewhere that they have these strong and overgrown pincers to defend themselves from predators and also of course to catch their prey. Posted 6 years ago

The Galathea balssi

''Galathea balssi'' is a species of squat lobster found throughout the tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific. ''Galathea balssi'' is a small crustacean, growing up to 10 millimetres in carapace length, including the rostrum.

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Similar species: Decapods

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