BEAUTIFUL SEA ANIMALS AND CORALS

Representatives of the family Majidae are commonly called spider or Decorator Crabs.They have a distinctive triangular-shaped body which tapers towards the front, although the carapace is rounded in a few species. The world's largest crab, the Japanese...

Harlequin Shrimps live a relatively reclusive life style, hiding among reef crevices. Their highly distinctive color pattern, flag-like antennae, and broad extensions on the ends of the first walking legs, which bear the pincers, make them easy to identify...

The Hermit Crab's practice of using a dead using a dead mollusc shell as a portable home is well known. They are often seen lugging their cumbersome shells in broad daylight, unlike most crabs, which avoid daytime fish predators by being active only...

This unmistakable crab is easy to find if you are familiar with its preferred habitat. Coral Crabs live exclusively among the branches of pocillopora corals, and wedge themselves so tightly among the branches that the only way to remove them is to remove...