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Giant Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) - mating aggregation. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Spider Crab (Schizophrys aspera) - covered in encrusting Sponges. Edithburgh, South Australia
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Spider Crab (Schizophrys aspera) - covered with bryozoan. Edithburgh, South Australia
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Spider Crab (Naxioides sp.) on Soft Coral. Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Commensal Whip Spider Crab (Xenocarcinus tuberculatus) on Whip Coral. Bali, Indonesia
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Spider Crab (Naxia aurita) - with sea algae attached to its carapace to provide camouflage from predators. Found on reefs from Houtman Abrolhos, WA, to Vic, including Tas, Australia
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Giant Spider Crab (Leptomithrax gaimardii) - amongst sea grass. Found in Albany, WA, to Sydney, NSW, including Tas. Usually in deep water, but seasonally seen aggregating in shallow water. Australia
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Spider Crab (Achaeus japonicus) - on whip coral. Also known as Decorator Crab. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
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Spider Crab (Achaeus japonicus). Also known as Decorator Crab. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Spider Crab (Achaeus japonicus) - on whip coral. Also known as Decorator Crab. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
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Commensal Whip Spider Crab (Xenocarcinus tuberculatus) - on Whip Coral. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Spider Crab (Achaeus sp.). Also known as Decorator Crab. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Spider Crab (possibly: Achaeus sp.), on an Elephant Ear Sponge (Ianthella basta). Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Spider Crab (possibly: Achaeus sp.), on an Elephant Ear Sponge (Ianthella basta). Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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External shells of Giant Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii), recently discarded during the annual winter moult in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
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External shells of Giant Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii), recently discarded during the annual winter moult in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
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External shells of Giant Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii), recently discarded during the annual winter moult in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
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External shells of Giant Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii), recently discarded during the annual winter moult in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
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External shells of Giant Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii), recently discarded during the annual winter moult in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) - mating aggregation. Southern Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
© Bill Boyle / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) - mating aggregation. Southern Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
© Bill Boyle / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) - mating aggregation. Southern Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
© Bill Boyle / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) - mating aggregation. Southern Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
© Bill Boyle / OceanwideImages.com |
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Spider Crab in Alcyonarian Soft Coral. Found throughout the Indo Pacific, Including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo was taken at Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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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
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