Large sponge crab (Dromia dormia) with a large piece of sponge or rotten wood held by its back legs. This acts as a type of camouflage and protects th

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Large sponge crab (Dromia dormia) with a large piece of sponge or rotten wood held by its back legs. This acts as a type of camouflage and protects the crab from predaotors. Photographed in Pasir puith, Manokwari, West Papua in Indonesia, Asia.

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Photo credit: © SCUBAZOO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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