Commensal Whip Spider Crab (Xenocarcinus tuberculatus) and Whip Shrimp (Dasycaris zanzibarica) on Whip Coral. Found in assocation with whip corals throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) - female. Also known as King Crab. A deep water species collected by commercial fishery. King Island, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Scuba Diver viewing male Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas), also known as King Crab, in Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) forest. Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) - male. Also known as King Crab. A deep water species collected by commercial fishery. King Island, Southern Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus pelagicus). Also known as Blue manna Crab. Sought after by Commercial fishery. York Peninsula, South Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) in Pisonia forest. Sought after by islanders for eating. Palmyra Atoll. National Wildlife Refuge Island, USA Territory, Pacific Ocean © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) in Pisonia forest. Sought after by islanders for eating. Palmyra Atoll. National Wildlife Refuge Island, USA Territory, Pacific Ocean © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Swimmer Crab (Uncertain species) sheltering in a discarded paint tin. Bali, Indonesia. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Giant Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) - mating aggregation. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Spider Crab (Schizophrys aspera) - covered in encrusting Sponges. Edithburgh, South Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Fringed Sponge Crab (Lamarckdromia globosa), with Ascidian "hat". York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Sponge Crab (Austrodromidia octodentata), with Sponge "hat". York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Fringed Sponge Crab (Lamarckdromia globosa), with Ascidian "hat". York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Reef Crab (Etisus splendidus). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Spider Crab (Schizophrys aspera) - covered with bryozoan. Edithburgh, South Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Reef Crab (Carpilius maculatus). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Spiny Deep Sea Crab (Possibly: Hypothalassia sp.). This crab probably belongs to the Family: Menippidae and is found in depths at around 550 metres. This specimen was captured in a nautilus pot set in deep water off Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Porcelain Crab (Porcellanella triloba) amongst Soft Coral polyps. Also known as Soft Coral Crab. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Reef Crab (Uncertain species). Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Red-spotted Trapeze Crab (Trapezia rufopunctata). Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Spider Crab (Naxioides sp.) on Soft Coral. Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Elegant Squat Lobster (Allogalathea elegans) on Crinoid Featherstar. Also known as Crinoid Crab. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata). Note: stinging Sea Anemones held in claws for use in defence. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata) - female with eggs. Note: stinging Sea Anemones held in claws for use in defence. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata) - female with eggs. Note: stinging Sea Anemones held in claws for use in defence. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata). Note: stinging Sea Anemones held in claws for use in defence. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Google-eyed Fairy Crab (Galathea sp.). Also known as Squat Lobster. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata). Note: stinging Sea Anemones held in claws for use in defence. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Shore Crab (Percnon quinotae). Also known as Huntsman Crab. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Fairy Crab (Lauriea siagiani), on giant Barrel Sponge. Also known as Hairy Squat Lobster. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Elegant Squat Lobster (Allogalathea elegans) on Crinoid Featherstar. Also known as Crinoid Crab. Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Spotted Porcelain Crab (Neopetrolisthes maculata) feeding on suspended plankton. Bali, Indonesia. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Fairy Crab (Lauriea siagiani), on giant Barrel Sponge. Also known as Hairy Squat Lobster. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Elbow Crab (Harrovia elegans) on Crinoid Featherstar. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Spotted Porcelain Crab (Neopetrolisthes maculata) in sea anemone, feeding on suspended plankton. Bali, Indonesia. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Blue Porcelain Crab (Porcellana sp.). Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Spiny Stone Crab (Lithodes murrayi) - juvenile amongst Brachiopods. Deep sea species, range 100 - 1000 metres. Macquarie Island, Sub-Antarctic © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Decorator Crab (Camposcia retusa) - decorated in encrusting Sponge and Tunicate. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Candy Crab (Hoplophrys oatesii) - decorated in Soft Coral. Also known as Soft Coral or Dendronephthya Crab. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Green Arrowhead Crab (Possibly: Huenia heraldica) - decorated in Coralline alga (Halimeda opuntia). Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Hermit Crab (Dardanus lagopodes) - living in a Textile Cone shell. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Hermit Crab (Dardanus lagopodes) - living in a shell. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Hermit Crab (Aniculus maximum) - living in a shell. Bali Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Hermit Crab (Dardanus lagopodes) - living in a cone shell. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Hermit Crab (Dardanus lagopodes) - living in a cone shell. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Hermit Crab (Trizopagurus strigatus) - living in cone shell. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Hermit Crab (Trizopagurus strigatus) - living in cone shell. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Hermit Crab (Dardanus lagopodes) - living in a Spider shell. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
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