Hydroid or Fairy crab (Hyastenus bipinosus) on Sea pen [Pteroides sp.]

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Hydroid or Fairy crab (Hyastenus bipinosus) on Sea pen [Pteroides sp.] where it has climbed to feed on plankton floating past. It has decorated its body with hydroid polyps. Majidae - Spider or Decorator crab. Rinca, Indonesia.

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

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