decorator crab, Naxia aurita, attaches various living things to carapace and legs, this one's brown algae and hydroids give its legs a fuzzy appearance, South Australia


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Image ID: 0071528-DHA.jpg

decorator crab, Naxia aurita, attaches various living things to carapace and legs, this one's brown algae and hydroids give its legs a fuzzy appearance, South Australia
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / David Hall

Image dimensions: 5400x3600

URL for this image: https://pictures.blueplanetarchive.com/image/I0000KUscXDN4134

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