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One of the favorite critters I love to watch during night dives are decorator crabs. They come in so many different beautiful and funny colors, shapes and decorations. Many times I have wondered how they decide which costume to wear. From funny “hats” to pink girly dresses they always seem to find a way to entertain divers. Pretty sure that was not was nature had in mind by giving then the ability to decorate their bodies with stuff from their surroundings.
Decorator crabs belong to the superfamily of spider crabs
The decorator crabs are not a single family but they belong to many different species of the family of the spider crabs (Majoidea). This is a very diverse group with around 900 species while not all of them are decorator crabs.
75% of spider crabs decorate themselves
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水產分類:澎湖的蟹類中文名稱:糾結清白招潮學名:Ucaperplexa科別名稱:沙蟹科(Ocypodidae)命名學者:(H.MilneEdwards1837)
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