Round, Black Fingered / Boxer Crabs Xanthidae

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)

Black-fingered Reef Crab (Etsius bifrontalis) in closed defensive position in coral crevice at night.
Black-fingered Reef Crab (Etsius bifrontalis) in closed defensive position in coral crevice at night. Xanthidae xanthoidea Decapoda 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 colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red orange protect protective protecting care caring secure security securing cherish crimson red magenta huddle huddled |Black-fingered Reef Crab (Etsius bifrontalis)

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)

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

Red Reef Crab (Carpilius convexus) foraging over coral reef at night.
Red Reef Crab (Carpilius convexus) foraging over coral reef at night. Xanthidae xanthoidea Decapoda 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 colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red orange |Red Reef Crab (Carpilius convexus)

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)

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)

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

Black-fingered Reef Crab (Etsius bifrontalis)
Black-fingered Reef Crab (Etsius bifrontalis) claws defence defend sumu Xanthidae xanthoideacrabs 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 shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield |Black-fingered Reef Crab (Etsius bifrontalis)

Black-clawed Shore Crab (Lophopanopeus bellus)
Black-clawed Shore Crab (Lophopanopeus bellus) 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 shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield defence defend defencive defensive defense defending sheild shield guard shielding guarding guardian secure securing secured |Black-clawed Shore Crab (Lophopanopeus bellus)

Red Rock Crab (Cancer productus)
Red Rock Crab (Cancer productus) defence defend claws huddle Crustaceans |Red Rock Crab (Cancer productus)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Black-fingered Reef Crab (Etsius bifrontalis) in closed defensive position in coral crevice at night.
Black-fingered Reef Crab (Etsius bifrontalis) in closed defensive position in coral crevice at night. Xanthidae xanthoidea Decapoda 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 colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red orange protect protective protecting care caring secure security securing cherish crimson red magenta huddle huddled |Black-fingered Reef Crab (Etsius bifrontalis)

Black-clawed Shore Crab (Lophopanopeus bellus)
Black-clawed Shore Crab (Lophopanopeus bellus) 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 shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield defence defend defencive defensive defense defending sheild shield guard shielding guarding guardian secure securing secured |Black-clawed Shore Crab (Lophopanopeus bellus)

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)