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  • Decorator Crab - Achaeus spinosus Nudi Falls, Lembeh. This one is covered in yellow hydroids. I still need to find which species.
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76470/decorator_crab_-_achaeus_spinosus.html Achaeus spinosus,Geotagged,Indonesia,Spring
    Decorator Crab - Achaeus spinosus
  • Achaeus spinosus dressed in polyps/hydroids Air Bajo, Lembeh.
Another view with the polyps ready to catch particles Achaeus spinosus,Geotagged,Indonesia,Spring
    Achaeus spinosus dressed in polyps/hydroids
  • 3-in-1 This small sized Soft Corals Spider Crab - Achaeus spinosus has attached tiny sized stinging anemone on her body and legs and there were tiny Amphipods (Lady Bugs) among the tiny anemone. Achaeus spinosus,Crab,Decorator Crab,Indonesia,Komodo,Soft Coral Spider Crab,Spider Crab
    3-in-1
  • Achaeus spinosus dressed in polyps/hydroids Air Bajo I, Lembeh.
These crabs dress on different types of hydroids and polyps that help them fish prey and camouflage!
See this article for more info:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2018/jan/30/gone-fishin-decorator-crabs-use-other-species-as-fishing-rods-study-reveals Achaeus spinosus,Geotagged,Indonesia,Spring
    Achaeus spinosus dressed in polyps/hydroids
  • Decorator Crab - Achaeus spinosus Nudi Falls, Lembeh. A second pic of the same crab, In case you wonder the head and the two creamy-orange eyes are in the middle of the picture :-) Achaeus spinosus,Geotagged,Indonesia,Spring
    Decorator Crab - Achaeus spinosus
  • Achaeus spinosus dressed in polyps/hydroids Air Bajo, Lembeh.
Last pose of this "Lady Gaga" crab! Achaeus spinosus,Geotagged,Indonesia,Spring
    Achaeus spinosus dressed in polyps/hydroids
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