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📷: © South Java Deep Sea Expedition/National University of Singapore
New crab species dubbed “Big Ears”
Attribution: https://www.sott.net/article/383480-Here-be-monsters-Deep-sea-Java-expedition-uncovers-over-800-bizarre-new-species
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Spiny Lithode Crab
Attribution: https://www.elasmodiver.com/Spiny\_Lithode\_Crab\_Pictures.htm
📷: ©Andy Murch/Elasmodiver.com
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King crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)
"'You might be surprised to discover that this popular crab is actually a false crab—they only have three pairs of walking legs, as opposed to the four pairs found on true crabs.'"
Attribution: https://www.wikihow.com/Kinds-of-Crabs
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Arrow Crab
(Stenorhynchus seticornis)
The body of S. seticornis is triangular, and the rostrum is drawn out into a long point with serrate edges.[1]
Attribution:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenorhynchus\_seticornis
[1] Gilbert L. Voss (2002). "Family Majidae. The Spider Crabs". Seashore Life of Florida and the Caribbean. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 116–119. ISBN 978-0-486-42068-4.
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Mole Crab
📷 Ingrid V Taylar
Attribution: https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2024/01/05/meet-mole-crab/
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Box Crab
"'Crab larvae are a major component of the zooplankton, and thus a vital part of marine food webs. A single female, such as this striped box crab (see below) can release millions of tiny larvae during a single mass hatching.'"
Text Attribution: https://divemagazine.com/marine-life/weird-wonderful-crabs
📷 Roger Steene
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The Elbow Crab
"'These long chelipeds gave them their common name, as the joint in the middle resembles an elbow. Despite the chelipeds being so long, the fingers (or pincers) at the tip are usually unable to reach the back of the carapace.'"
Attribution: https://tidechaser.blogspot.com/2013/07/elbow-crabs-parthenopidae-singapore.html?m=1
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The aptly named Orangutan Crab (Achaeus japonicus) has the reddish-brown silky hair and long arms of its namesake. It is a tropical Indo-West Pacific species that is often found on bubble corals.
Attribution: https://divemagazine.com/marine-life/weird-wonderful-crabs
Photo: Hans Gert Broeder/Shutterstock)