Decorator Crab | 水產百科網
2018年3月19日—TheDecoratorCrabarefoundinmostoftheworldsoceansandtherearemanyspecies.superfamilyMajoidea3.DIET.Decoratorcrabsfeedona ...
Decorator crabs belong to the superfamily Majoidea[1] and are also commonly known as Spider Crabs. They obtain their name from their habit of decorating their bodies with various plants and animals. This can have a two fold purpose.
Firstly it provides very good camouflage and unless they move Decorator crabs can be very difficult to see. There is a very large one in the image below, see if you can pick it out. It takes up most of the image.
Secondly by placing stinging or poisonous animals for example sponges or Hydroids on itself, such as done by the Sponge crab (Lauridromia dehaani)[2] this provides the crab with not only camouflage, but a poisonous defence. This strategy is known as Aposematism[3].
Other crabs such as Hermit Crabs[4] employ a different strategy while technically decorating themselves, using empty Gastropod shell...
Decorator Crab | 水產百科網
Decorator Crab | 水產百科網
Decorator crab | 水產百科網
Decorator crab | 水產百科網
Decorator Crab | 水產百科網
Decorator Crab | 水產百科網
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Decorator Crabs Make High Fashion at Low Tide | 水產百科網
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Spider Decorator Crab (Camposcia Decorator Crab ... | 水產百科網
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