Boxer crab or pom pom crab, Lybia tessellata, symbiosis, crab defends itself by carrying small anemones in its claws, Sangeang island, Indonesia


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Image ID: 0007193-JWA-X.jpg

Boxer crab or pom pom crab, Lybia tessellata, symbiosis, crab defends itself by carrying small anemones in its claws, Sangeang island, Indonesia
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / James D. Watt

Image dimensions: 4800x3201

URL for this image: https://pictures.blueplanetarchive.com/image/I00003XjzUfM0d80

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