Shame-faced Crab (Calappa convexa)
Shame-faced Crab (Calappa convexa) hiding hide covering shy mouthguard shell protected protecting guarding defending defence Crustaceans |Shame-faced Crab (Calappa convexa)
Shame-faced Crab (Calappa convexa) hiding hide covering shy mouthguard shell protected protecting guarding defending defence Crustaceans |Shame-faced Crab (Calappa convexa)
Shame-faced Crab (Calappa convexa) Male and female mating.
Shame-faced Crab (Calappa convexa) Male and female mating. Calappidae boxcrab box-crab box crab Decapoda decapod decapods Brachyura two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership sex reproduction mate mating maternal copulate copulation shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers hide hiding hidden conceal concealed bury buried concealing hid cover covering covered sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Shame-faced Crab (Calappa convexa)
Shame-faced Crab (Calappa convexa) Male and female mating. Calappidae boxcrab box-crab box crab Decapoda decapod decapods Brachyura two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership sex reproduction mate mating maternal copulate copulation shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers hide hiding hidden conceal concealed bury buried concealing hid cover covering covered sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Shame-faced Crab (Calappa convexa)
Rough Box Crab (Calappa gallus)
Rough Box Crab (Calappa gallus) camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic armor armour armored armoured single one alone lonely isolated individual shame ashamed protective crustacean Crustaceans |Rough Box Crab (Calappa gallus)
Rough Box Crab (Calappa gallus) camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic armor armour armored armoured single one alone lonely isolated individual shame ashamed protective crustacean Crustaceans |Rough Box Crab (Calappa gallus)
Rough Box Crab (Calappa gallus)
Rough Box Crab (Calappa gallus) Calappidae boxcrab box-crab box crab Malacostraca Decapoda decapod decapods Brachyura single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic defence defend defencive defensive defense defending sheild shield guard shielding guarding guardian secure securing secured sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red orange rust rusty |Rough Box Crab (Calappa gallus)
Rough Box Crab (Calappa gallus) Calappidae boxcrab box-crab box crab Malacostraca Decapoda decapod decapods Brachyura single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic defence defend defencive defensive defense defending sheild shield guard shielding guarding guardian secure securing secured sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red orange rust rusty |Rough Box Crab (Calappa gallus)
Giant Box Crab (Calappa calappa)
Giant Box Crab (Calappa calappa) Calappidae Decapoda,Suborder: Pleocyemata, Infraorder: Brachyura, Superfamily: Leucosioidea single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers defence defend defencive defensive defense defending sheild shield guard shielding guarding guardian secure securing secured protect protective protecting care caring secure security securing boxer crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Giant Box Crab (Calappa calappa)
Giant Box Crab (Calappa calappa) Calappidae Decapoda,Suborder: Pleocyemata, Infraorder: Brachyura, Superfamily: Leucosioidea single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers defence defend defencive defensive defense defending sheild shield guard shielding guarding guardian secure securing secured protect protective protecting care caring secure security securing boxer crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Giant Box Crab (Calappa calappa)
Spectacled Box Crab (Calappa philargius) feeding on an sea urchin.
Spectacled Box Crab (Calappa philargius) feeding on an sea urchin. Calappidae Decapoda,Suborder: Pleocyemata, Infraorder: Brachyura, Superfamily: Leucosioidea single one alone lonely isolated individual crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring glum unhappy grim depress depressed depressing cry crying grumpy |Spectacled Box Crab (Calappa philargius)
Spectacled Box Crab (Calappa philargius) feeding on an sea urchin. Calappidae Decapoda,Suborder: Pleocyemata, Infraorder: Brachyura, Superfamily: Leucosioidea single one alone lonely isolated individual crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring glum unhappy grim depress depressed depressing cry crying grumpy |Spectacled Box Crab (Calappa philargius)