Pen crab (Porcellanella triloba) perched in Sea pen (Virgularia gustaviana). Porcelain crabs are filter feeders, it has climbed on the Sea pen to fee

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Pen crab (Porcellanella triloba) perched in Sea pen (Virgularia gustaviana). Porcelain crabs are filter feeders, it has climbed on the Sea pen to feed on plankton floating by in the currant. When the Sea pen retreats in the sand the crab goes with it. Rinca, Indonesia.

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Size: 2848px × 4288px
Location: Komodo National Park Indonesia
Photo credit: © Georgette Apol / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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