Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa
Adult decorator crabs inhabit coral reefs and other sheltered tropical Indo-Pacific seabeds. They are slow, deliberate omnivores that scavenge and pick small animals and algae from the substrate. The crab deliberately fastens algae, sponges, and other living material to hooked bristles on its body, creating effective camouflage that changes as the covering grows.
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- NE
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- Decorator Crab