PORTAL:CRUSTACEANS DID YOU KNOW 28

... that the crab Dyspanopeus sayi (pictured) may have lived in the Venetian Lagoon for 15 years before it was discovered?
... that the long-nosed spider crab, Libinia dubia, disguises itself by sticking bits of unpalatable seaweed and invertebrates on its carapace?
... that colour markings, considered rare among fossil crabs, have been found on Avitelmessus?
... that the sea anemone Calliactis tricolor is often attached to shells occupied by the hermit crabs Dardanus venosus and Clibanarius vittatus?

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