Anemone crab (Neopetrolisthes ohshimai), lives within tentacles of stinging anemones (a coating of mucus renders it impervious to anemones' stings).

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The Anemone crab cleans the anemone in exchange for the shelter.

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Size: 5337px × 3526px
Location: Manado, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Becca Saunders / Auscape / Alamy / Afripics
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