Commensal Shrimps

Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) Male and female on Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma varium)
Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) Male and female on Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma varium) Commensal relationship. Palaemonidae Caridea, decapoda decapods two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying |Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani)

Rock Pool Shrimp (Palaemon serenus)
Rock Pool Shrimp (Palaemon serenus) single one alone lonely isolated individual crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny prawn crustaceans crustacean snip nip nippers pincers antenae Crustaceans |Rock Pool Shrimp (Palaemon serenus)

Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) Male and female on Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma varium)
Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) Male and female on Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma varium) Commensal relationship. Palaemonidae Caridea, decapoda decapods two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying |Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani)

Crinoid Shrimp (Periclimenes cornutus) on host crinoid.
Crinoid Shrimp (Periclimenes cornutus) on host crinoid. Palaemonidae Caridea, decapoda decapods single one alone lonely isolated individual shrimp shirmps arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda caridea invertebrate invertebrates crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic commensal single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded |Crinoid Shrimp (Periclimenes cornutus)

Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) Female with smaller male.
Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) Female with smaller male. Palaemonidae Caridea, decapoda decapods sthenosoma varium Palaemonidae two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield |Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani)

Sea Urchin Shrimp (Stegopontonia commensalis)
Sea Urchin Shrimp (Stegopontonia commensalis) Palaemonidae Malacostraca Caridea, decapoda decapods single one alone lonely isolated individual shrimp shirmps arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda caridea invertebrate invertebrates crustacean crustaceans camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint mauve purple line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed vertical |Sea Urchin Shrimp (Stegopontonia commensalis)

Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) Male and female.
Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) Male and female. Palaemonidae coleman's colmans Caridea, decapoda decapods two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint purple red orange blue shrimps prawns prawn arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers |Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani)

Anemone Shrimp (Periclimenes longicarpus)
Anemone Shrimp (Periclimenes longicarpus) Palaemonidae Caridea, decapoda decapods shrimp shirmps arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda caridea invertebrate invertebrates crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers transparent translucent clear nebulous nebulos see-through |Anemone Shrimp (Periclimenes longicarpus)

Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) Male and female.
Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) Male and female. Palaemonidae coleman's colmans Caridea, decapoda decapods two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint purple red orange blue shrimps prawns prawn arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers vertical |Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani)

Commensal Shrimp (Pontonides unciger) on Basket Star (Astroboa nuda)
Commensal Shrimp (Pontonides unciger) on Basket Star (Astroboa nuda) pattern colour color stripes curly commensal hide camouflage Crustaceans |Commensal Shrimp (Pontonides unciger)

Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani)
Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) Palaemonidae coleman's colmans Caridea, decapoda decapods line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint purple red orange blue shrimps prawns prawn arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers |Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani)

Commensal Pontoniine Shrimp (Periclimenes sp.) on Bubble Coral (Physogyra Aperta)
Commensal Pontoniine Shrimp (Periclimenes sp.) on Bubble Coral (Physogyra Aperta) pattern clear transparent eggs abdomen blue striped stripes Crustaceans |Commensal Pontoniine Shrimp (Periclimenes sp.)

Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) among the spines of a Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma varium)
Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) among the spines of a Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma varium) Palaemonidae coleman's colmans Caridea, decapoda decapods two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny shrimp shirmps arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda caridea invertebrate invertebrates crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers commensal sting stings stinger stinging stingers toxic toxin poison poisonous poisonos spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed barb barbed |Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani)

Anemone Shrimp (Periclimenes sp.) on bubble coral.
Anemone Shrimp (Periclimenes sp.) on bubble coral. hiding hidden transparent curiousity Crustaceans |Anemone Shrimp (Periclimenes sp.)

Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani)
Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) Palaemonidae coleman´s colmans Caridea, decapoda decapods single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded shrimp shirmps arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda caridea invertebrate invertebrates crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky commensal commensel symbiosus symbiotic mutualistic mutual symbiant together share assist assisting assistant vertical |Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani)

Commensal Shrimp (Periclimenes philippinensis) with eggs on Bubble Coral (Plerogyra sinuosa)
Commensal Shrimp (Periclimenes philippinensis) with eggs on Bubble Coral (Plerogyra sinuosa) cute friend friendly cuddly cuddle play playful happy smile small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny commensal Crustaceans |Commensal Shrimp (Periclimenes philippinensis)

Crinoid Shrimp (Periclimenes ceratophthalmus)
Crinoid Shrimp (Periclimenes ceratophthalmus) camouflage prey pray praying stripes striped claws Crustaceans |Crinoid Shrimp (Periclimenes ceratophthalmus)

Anemone Shrimp (Thor amboinensis) on Tube Anemone (Ceranthidae sp.)
Anemone Shrimp (Thor amboinensis) on Tube Anemone (Ceranthidae sp.) Colour color group family crowd gathering yellow commensal pattern spots spotted Crustaceans |Anemone Shrimp (Thor amboinensis)

Commensal Shrimp (Pontonides unciger) Male and female pair on whip coral.
Commensal Shrimp (Pontonides unciger) Male and female pair on whip coral. Palaemonidae Caridea, decapoda decapods two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny 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 |Commensal Shrimp (Pontonides unciger)

Anemone Shrimp (Thor amboinensis) on Tube Anemone (Ceranthidae sp.)
Anemone Shrimp (Thor amboinensis) on Tube Anemone (Ceranthidae sp.) Colour color group family crowd gathering yellow commensal pattern spots spotted Crustaceans |Anemone Shrimp (Thor amboinensis)