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This species of coral hermit crab (Paguritta sp) is well known, but still awaiting a name from biologists. It lives in a hole in hard coral and traps passing plankton in it's feathery antennae, Yap, Micronesia
Image ID: | 1116-39732 |
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Artist: | Dave Fleetham |
animals in the wild
claw
close up
color image
coral
coral hermit crab
crab
crevice
crustacean
dwelling
eyestalks
hard coral antennae
hermit crab
hole
horizontal
invertebrate
macro
marine life
micronesia
no people
ocean
one animal
orange
pacific
paguritta sp
pattern
protection
sea life
species
surface
tropical climate
underwater
water
yap
yellow
animals
antennae
carapace
crabs
feathery
hard
hard coral
hermit
invertebrates
no one
nobody
paguritta
polyp
polyps
tropical
hermit crabs