CRUSTACEAN STATION ‼️

Pom-Pom Crab! (Lybia Tessellata) 🦀

- Also known as the Boxer crab or Cheerleader crab!

- These guys tend to carry sea anemones in each claw, resembling pom-poms!

- They use these anemones against predators, threatening them with the stinging tentacles.

- Very colorful!!

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Japanese Spider Crab!! 🦀

- They get to be around 3.7 meters, or 12.1 ft!

- These crabs are mostly found around the southern coasts of Japan, though they're popular in aquariums.

- They are omnivores, eating plant matter and other animals.

- Spider crabs can live 50-100 years.

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1st Photo: Common Squat Lobster (Galathea Squamifera)

2nd Photo: Rugose Squat Lobster (Munida Rugosa)

3rd Photo: Gregarious Squat Lobster (Munida Gregaria)

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Squat lobsters!! 🦀

- Flat crustaceans, they are more related to hermit crabs than actual lobsters

- They tend to be on the smaller side, ranging from 0.7 - 3.5 inches (small)

- They feed by filter feeding, predators, scavengers, and detritus feeders.
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