Decorator crab, Naxioides taurus, also called bull crab, from the Red Sea. It's holding on to a red sea fan.

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Little is known about this species of spider crabs. The distribution seemed originally to be restricted to the western Pacific Ocean, but is now reviewed as the species can be found across the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea. The crab seeks protection living on a Red Sea fan with stinging cells.

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Size: 5644px × 3657px
Location: Egypt
Photo credit: © Malcolm Ross / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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