Deepwater Carrier Crabs Homolidae

Antlered Carrier Crab (Dagnaudus petterdi) Deepwater spider crab with rear legs used to carry sponges or other plants for camouflage.
Antlered Carrier Crab (Dagnaudus petterdi) Deepwater Spider Crab with rear legs used to carry sponges or plants for camouflage. long legs delicate fragile claws armoured crustacean waving wave weird strange unusual bizarre Crustaceans |Antlered Carrier Crab (Dagnaudus petterdi)

Antlered Carrier Crab (Dagnaudus petterdi) Deepwater spider crab with rear legs used to carry sponges or other plants for camouflage.
Antlered Carrier Crab (Dagnaudus petterdi) Deepwater Spider Crab with rear legs used to carry sponges or plants for camouflage. long legs delicate fragile claws armoured crustacean waving wave weird strange unusual bizarre Crustaceans |Antlered Carrier Crab (Dagnaudus petterdi)

Antlered Carrier Crab (Dagnaudus petterdi) Deepwater spider crab with rear legs used to carry sponges or other plants for camouflage.
Antlered Carrier Crab (Dagnaudus petterdi) Deepwater Spider Crab with rear legs used to carry sponges or plants for camouflage. long legs delicate fragile claws armoured crustacean waving wave weird strange unusual bizarre Crustaceans |Antlered Carrier Crab (Dagnaudus petterdi)

Japanese Oblong Crab (Dagnaudus petterdi)
Japanese Oblong Crab (Dagnaudus petterdi) single one alone lonely isolated individual crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield sponge carrier carry spot blotch Crustaceans |Japanese Oblong Crab (Dagnaudus petterdi)

Carrier Crab (Homolidae sp.) clinging to deep sea sponge.
Carrier Crab (Homolidae sp.) clinging to deep sea sponge. Homolidae Crustacea, Malocostraca, Eumalacostraca, Eucarida, Decapoda, Pleocyemata, Brachyura abyss abyssal deepwater deep-water deep depths sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor sponges soft delicate fragile breakable crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura 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 |Carrier Crab (Homolidae sp.)