Round, Black Fingered / Boxer Crabs Xanthidae

White Spotted Reef Crab (Lophozozymus pictor) Foraging over sandy slope at night.
White Spotted Reef Crab (Lophozozymus pictor) Foraging over sandy slope at night. red clamber crawl spots colour color pattern colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield Crustaceans |White Spotted Reef Crab (Lophozozymus pictor)

Giant King Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas). Worlds heaviest crab growing to 15kg. 450 mm wide shell. Commercial species.
Giant King Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas). Worlds heaviest crab growing to 15kg. 450 mm wide shell. red clamber climb summit top claws pattern colour color Crustaceans |Giant King Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas)

Giant King Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas). Worlds heaviest crab growing to 15kg. 450 mm wide shell. Commercial species.
Giant King Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas). Worlds heaviest crab growing to 15kg. 450 mm wide shell. red clamber climb summit top claws pattern colour color Crustaceans |Giant King Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas)

Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata) holding anemones in claws for protection.
Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata) holding anemones in claws for protection. waving wave hello greetings gripping defence defending Crustaceans |Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata)

Giant King Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas). Worlds heaviest crab growing to 15kg. 450 mm wide shell. Commercial species.
Giant King Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas). Worlds heaviest crab growing to 15kg. 450 mm wide shell. red clamber climb summit top claws pattern colour color Crustaceans |Giant King Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas)

Boxer Crabs (Lybia tesselata) holding anemones in their claws as a form of defence.
Boxer Crabs (Lybia tesselata) holding anemones in their claws as a form of defence. two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky cute friend friendly cuddly cuddle play playful happy smile defence defend commensal red vertical Crustaceans |Boxer Crabs (Lybia tesselata)

Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata) Carries anemones of the Bunodeopsis species in its claws for protection.
Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata) Carries anemones of the Bunodeopsis species in its claws for protection. protection protecting defence defending gripping holding striped stripes pom poms cheerleader cheer leader Crustaceans |Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata)

Boxer Crabs (Lybia tesselata) holding anemones in their claws as a form of defence.
Boxer Crabs (Lybia tesselata) holding anemones in their claws as a form of defence. two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky cute friend friendly cuddly cuddle play playful happy smile defence defend commensal red vertical Crustaceans |Boxer Crabs (Lybia tesselata)

Boxer Crabs (Lybia tesselata) holding anemones in their claws as a form of defence.
Boxer Crabs (Lybia tesselata) holding anemones in their claws as a form of defence. two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky cute friend friendly cuddly cuddle play playful happy smile defence defend commensal red Crustaceans |Boxer Crabs (Lybia tesselata)

Red-eyed Rock Crab (Eriphia sebana)
Red-eyed Rock Crab (Eriphia sebana) folded arms stare gaze Crustaceans |Red-eyed Rock Crab (Eriphia sebana)

Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata) Small crab species which carries anemones on its two central claws as a form of defense and, in a commensal relationship, supplies the anemones with mobility.
Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata) Small crab species which carries anemones on its two central claws as a form of defense and, in a commensal relationship, supplies the anemones with mobility. Crustaceans 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 line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny grip grab gripping grabbing hold holding grasp grasping grasped held sting stings stinger stinging stingers toxic toxin poison poisonous poisonos pugnacious aggression aggressive boxing box boxercrab |Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata)

Knobbed Stone Crab (Actaea peronii)
Knobbed Stone Crab (Actaea peronii) armour armor red orange defence defense defending defensive armoured armored protection protected Crustaceans |Knobbed Stone Crab (Actaea peronii)

Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata) holding anemones for defence in it's claws.
Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata) holding anemones for defence in it's claws. Xanthidae xanthoidea Decapoda decapods brachyura commensal crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor grip grab gripping grabbing hold holding grasp grasping grasped held protect protective protecting care caring secure security securing cherish anemone sting stings stinger stinging stingers toxic toxin poison poisonous poisonos |Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata)

Red Reef Crab (Carpilius convexus) caught in "ghost fishing" monofillament net.
Red Reef Crab (Carpilius convexus) caught in "ghost fishing" monofillament net. catch catching death dead environmental vertical Crustaceans |Red Reef Crab (Carpilius convexus)

Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata) holding anemones for defence in it's claws.
Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata) holding anemones for defence in it's claws. Xanthidae xanthoidea Decapoda decapods brachyura commensal crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor grip grab gripping grabbing hold holding grasp grasping grasped held protect protective protecting care caring secure security securing cherish anemone sting stings stinger stinging stingers toxic toxin poison poisonous poisonos |Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata)

Facetted Crab (Actaea calculosa)
Facetted Crab (Actaea calculosa) fat lumpy red protected protection armour crustacean ugly Crustaceans |Facetted Crab (Actaea calculosa)

Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata) holding anemones for defence in it's claws.
Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata) holding anemones for defence in it's claws. Xanthidae xanthoidea Decapoda decapods brachyura commensal crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor grip grab gripping grabbing hold holding grasp grasping grasped held protect protective protecting care caring secure security securing cherish anemone sting stings stinger stinging stingers toxic toxin poison poisonous poisonos |Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata)

Splendid Pebble Crab (Etisus splendidus) on coral reef.
Splendid Pebble Crab (Etisus splendidus) on coral reef. single one alone lonely isolated individual crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield pincer pincers claw claws Crustaceans |Splendid Pebble Crab (Etisus splendidus)

Red-eyed Rock Crab (Eriphia sebana) Female with egg cluster in defence pose.
Red-eyed Rock Crab (Eriphia sebana) Female with egg cluster in defence pose. snap snapping fighting fighter attack defend eggs maternal mother Crustaceans |Red-eyed Rock Crab (Eriphia sebana)

Variable Coral Crab (Carpilius convexus)
Variable Coral Crab (Carpilius convexus) Xanthidae xanthoidea Decapoda decapods brachyura crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks |Variable Coral Crab (Carpilius convexus)