Other Lobster Species

Japanese Ogasawara Spiny Lobster (Panulirus brunneiflagellum) in coral reef cave.
Japanese Ogasawara Spiny Lobster (Panulirus brunneiflagellum) in coral reef cave. Palinuridae Decapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint 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 |Japanese Ogasawara Spiny Lobster (Panulirus brunneiflagellum)

Stripe-legged Spiny Lobster (Panulirus femoristriga)
Stripe-legged Spiny Lobster (Panulirus femoristriga) in sea cave ledge. spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying single one alone lonely isolated individual Crustaceans |Stripe-legged Spiny Lobster (Panulirus femoristriga)

Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor)
Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor) armour defense defend pattern spots spotted spines legs colour color protection single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying sharp sharper spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed barb barbed crustacean crustaceans cray crafish pink tropics tropical reef weed seaweed vertical Crustaceans |Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor)

Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor)
Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor) single one alone lonely isolated individual crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield Crustaceans |Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor)

Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor)
Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor) crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern crustaceans crayfish pink stance stand standing curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying Crustaceans |Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor)

Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor)
Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor) Palinuridae (spiny lobsters) Decapoda Malacostaca single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield shrimp shirmps arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda caridea invertebrate invertebrates crustacean crustaceans |Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor)

Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor)
Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor) Palinuridae (spiny lobsters) Decapoda Malacostaca single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield shrimp shirmps arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda caridea invertebrate invertebrates crustacean crustaceans |Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor)

Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor) Juvenile in small hole in coral reef.
Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor) Juvenile in small hole in coral reef. Palinuridae Malacostraca Decapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying home house shelter sheltered safe safety secure security secured sheltering nest feeler feelers antennae baby young newborn new born juvenile offspring off-spring youth beginnings beginning begin start starting |Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor)

Stripe-legged Spiny Lobster (Panulirus femoristriga)
Painted Spiny Lobster (Panulirus longipes femoristriga) single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying Crustaceans |Stripe-legged Spiny Lobster (Panulirus femoristriga)

Stripe-legged Spiny Lobster (Panulirus femoristriga)
Painted Spiny Lobster (Panulirus longipes femoristriga) single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying vertical Crustaceans |Stripe-legged Spiny Lobster (Panulirus femoristriga)

Stripe-legged Spiny Lobsters (Panulirus femoristriga) in sea cave ledge.
Stripe-legged Spiny Lobsters (Panulirus femoristriga) in sea cave ledge. mass many group together same identical similar spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying Crustaceans |Stripe-legged Spiny Lobsters (Panulirus femoristriga)

Deep Sea Lobster (Nephropidae sp.) on the ocean floor off of Roatan, Honduras.
Deep Sea Lobster (Nephropidae sp.) on the ocean floor off of Roatan, Honduras. Nephropidae single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield shrimp shirmps arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda caridea invertebrate invertebrates crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers defence defend defencive defensive defense defending sheild shield guard shielding guarding guardian abyss abyssal deepsea |Deep Sea Lobster (Nephropidae sp.)

Stripe-legged Spiny Lobster (Panulirus femoristriga) in sea cave ledge.
Stripe-legged Spiny Lobster (Panulirus femoristriga) in sea cave ledge. spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying single one alone lonely isolated individual Crustaceans |Stripe-legged Spiny Lobster (Panulirus femoristriga)

Ornate Rock Lobster (Panulirus ornatus)
Ornate Rock Lobster (Panulirus ornatus) single one alone lonely isolated individual crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crustacean Crustaceans |Ornate Rock Lobster (Panulirus ornatus)

Ornate Rock Lobster (Panulirus ornatus)
Ornate Rock Lobster (Panulirus ornatus) stance block legs feelers protected protecting guard armoured spikes spines sharp stripes spiny striped vertical Crustaceans |Ornate Rock Lobster (Panulirus ornatus)

Ornate Rock Lobster (Panulirus ornatus)
Ornate Rock Lobster (Panulirus ornatus) stance block legs feelers protected protecting guard armoured spikes spines sharp stripes spiny striped Crustaceans |Ornate Rock Lobster (Panulirus ornatus)

Western Rock Lobster (Panulirus cygnus)
Western Rock Lobster (Panulirus cygnus) peer peek look gaze defence defend armour spines spikey spikes spiny sharp vertical Crustaceans |Western Rock Lobster (Panulirus cygnus)

Western Rock Lobsters (Panulirus cygnus) sheltering in deep reef ledge during the day.
Western Rock Lobsters (Panulirus cygnus) sheltering in deep reef ledge during the day. peer peek look gaze defence defend armour spines spikey spikes spiny sharp vertical together group many cluster cramped Crustaceans mass many group together same identical similar lobster crayfish antennae antennaes shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield mass many group together same identical similar vertical |Western Rock Lobsters (Panulirus cygnus)

Two-spined Rock Lobster (Panulirus penicillatus) eating Spanish Dancer Nudibranch (Hexabranchus sanguineus)
Two-spined Rock Lobster (Panulirus penicillatus) eating Spanish Dancer Nudibranch (Hexabranchus sanguineus) attacker attacking prey predator consuming behaviour Crustaceans |Two-spined Rock Lobster (Panulirus penicillatus)

Two-spined Rock Lobster (Panulirus penicillatus)
Two-spined Rock Lobster (Panulirus penicillatus) diver crayfish ledge Crustaceans |Two-spined Rock Lobster (Panulirus penicillatus)