crab17

This tiny Boxer crab, Lybia tesselata, carries a pair of anemones in its claws, brandishing them like boxing gloves if threatened by a predator. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean

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Animal Portrait Behavior Boxer Crab Crustacean Lybia tesselata Scan Symbiosis Underwater boxing crab commensalism critter

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Marine Life Behavior, Thailand, Myanmar, Andaman Is. Marine Life (Andaman Sea), Marine Invertebrates - "critters"!, Thailand/Myanmar Comprehensive